From CNA in 2012

Video: Variety of Work Attracts Scientists like CNA’s Bill Komiss - Although Bill Komiss finished college with a Ph.D. in economics, he wanted to use his academic skills in other ways. In joining CNA, he was able to work on fascinating projects to include helping marine mammals, studying the flow of oil through strategic straits, and helping to keep the Navy ready for action.

Routledge publishes the book Chinese Diplomacy and the UN Security Council: Beyond the Vote by CNA research analyst Joel Wuthnow, Ph.D.

A video recording of CNA principal research scientist Dr. Lawrence Lewis' presentation on "The Indirect Approach: The Philippines and Beyond" at the 8th International Lessons Learned Conference is now available online

CNA Strategic Studies releases the report The Long Littoral Project: Arabian Sea, the third in a series of reports that examines the five great maritime basins of the Indo-Pacific

CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. highlights his September Oxford Analytica brief in the posting "Iran’s S-300 lawsuit against Russia may backfire" on his blog Russian Military Reform

Selected presentations from CNA's November 2012 conference Promoting Resilience in Military Children through Effective Programs are now available online

Foreign Policy publishes the article "Lost in Cyberspace" by CNA research scientist Will McCants, Ph.D.

The Diplomat posts "China and the ICC" by CNA analyst Joel Wuthnow, Ph.D.

StrategyPage posts a book review by CNA senior research specialist Michael Markowitz on the book, The Age of the Dromon: The Byzantine Navy, ca. 500-1204,  written by John Pryor and Elizabeth Jeffreys

CNA Video: Scientist Finds the Right Chemistry with the Navy - There are many analysts at CNA with master degrees and Ph.Ds. in subjects like economics, abstract algebra, and law. But when they’re hired, they generally don’t work in the area they studied. Take CNA’s Dr. David Broyles, for instance. He has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry but has recently worked on everything from the Haiti earthquake to irregular warfare.

CNA Video: Keeping Secrets: The Life of a CNA Analyst – CNA research scientist Patricia Neil, Ph.D. discusses her work as CNA's field representative assigned to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, NC

PRISM publishes the article "Operation Enduring Freedom—Philippines: Civilian Harm and the Indirect Approach" by co-authors CNA principal research scientist Lawrence Lewis, Ph.D. and CNA board member Sarah Sewall, Ph.D.

The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program administered by CNA, releases its Fall 2012 newsletter

Foreign Affairs publishes "The Sources of Salafi Conduct: Harsh Politics in the New Middle East" by CNA research scientist William McCants, Ph.D. (also carried by RealClearPolitics)

CNA Safety & Security developed this free tool that estimates the resources a jurisdiction may need in order to execute a public safety and security response to a large event (e.g., a concert or sporting event) or an incident (e.g., a riot or terrorist attack).

CNA research scientist William McCants, Ph.D. posts the article "US Embassy Protests" on his blog Jihadica

Employee Spotlight: Meet Michelle Seay, administrative project assistant for CNA's Health Research and Policy team

Royal United Services Institute posts the article, "With Al-Shabaab on the Run, Kenya Moves on Kismaayo," by CNA research analyst Lesley Anne Warner

Russian Politics and Law publishes "Post-Soviet Political Systems: Editor's Introduction" by CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. (subscription required)

CNA research analyst Shannon Phillips, Ph.D. co-authored the National Bureau of Economic Research working paper titled "Estimating the Impact of Trade and Offshoring on American Workers Using the Current Population Surveys"

CNA analyst Clarence Wardell III, Ph.D. posts "World Humanitarian Day and Friends of Ebonie" on Tweenate's Social Currency blog

World Politics Review publishes the article "Kenya's Coast Province Could Be Flashpoint in Run-Up to Elections" by CNA research analyst Lesley Anne Warner

The summer 2012 Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) Newsletter features articles from CNA research staff Iris Gonzalez, Vivian Chu, and James Coldren, Jr., Ph.D.

Defense Media Network posts "Book Review – Fighting for MacArthur" by CNA senior research specialist Mike Markowitz

The National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2030 blog posts "Brazil’s Social and Industrial Policies: The Korean Path, or the Venezuelan Cliff?" by CNA senior research scientist Ralph Espach, Ph.D.

The National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2030 blog posts "Brazil on the Rise?" by CNA senior research scientist Ralph Espach, Ph.D.

Defense Media Network posts the article "Israel’s Heavy Armored Personnel Carriers" by CNA senior research specialist Mike Markowitz

CNA analyst and field representative, Catherine Norman, Ph.D. briefs the International Police Coordination Board on her report What Do Afghans Want from the Police? Views from Helmand Province

Foreign Policy publishes the article "If Iran Did It" by CNA research scientist Afshon Ostovar, Ph.D.

CNA Operations and Tactics Analysis updates its Integrated Ship Database through the first quarter of 2012

HRNK Publications publishes Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment: An Examination of the North Korean Police State, by CNA analyst Ken Gause

Defense Media Network posts CNA senior research specialist Mike Markowitz's book review of It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell

Brown Journal of World Affairs publishes the article "Climate-Induced Migration from Northern Africa to Europe: Security Challenges and Opportunities" by CNA's Leo Goff, Ph.D. and Sherri Goodman (subscription only)

CNA's The Tear Line reports that CNA will be supporting local law enforcement planning for the 2012 Democratic and Republican National Conventions

CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. posts "Predictions on future Russian air force procurement" on his blog Russian Military Reform

Proceedings publishes the article "Grow the Network" by CNA senior research scientist, Brian Walsh, Ph.D. (membership required for article access)

CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. posts "New report on Russian interests in Syria, part 1: Russian motivations" on his blog Russian Military Reform

PONARS Eurasia publishes "Why Russia Supports Repressive Regimes in Syria and the Middle East", a policy memo written by CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D.

CNA Strategic Studies releases the report "Irksome and Unpopular Duties: Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, Local Security Forces, and Counterinsurgency" by William Rosenau, Ph.D.

Employee Spotlight: Read about William McCants, Ph.D., research analyst in CNA's Strategic Studies International Affairs Group, and an expert on jihadists, terrorism, and Middle Eastern politics

CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. posts "Defense industry news" on his blog Russian Military Reform

East-West Center posts a video of the Asia Pacific Security Seminar panel discussion, "Maritime Border Issues in Northeast Asia," with CNA senior research scientist Thomas Bickford, Ph.D., and Abraham Denmark, CNA Asia-Pacific security advisor

CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. posts "Syria, Russia, the US, and the Implications of those Helicopters" on his blog Russian Military Reform

PRISM, published by the National Defense University, carries the article "In Somalia, Kenya Risks Death by a Thousand Cuts" by CNA research analyst Lesley Anne Warner

World Politics Review publishes “New AFRICOM Brigade a Test Case for a Leaner Pentagon” by CNA analyst and African-affairs specialist Lesley Anne Warner

PacNet, The Center for Strategic and International Studies' newsletter, publishes “The Evolving Maritime Security Environment in East Asia: Implications for the US-Japan Alliance” by CNA senior fellow RADM Michael McDevitt (Ret.)

Academy of Experimental Criminology (AEC) has elected James Stewart, CNA Director of Public Safety, as an AEC Honorary Fellow. The award will be presented at the November 2012 meeting of the American Society of Criminology.

CNA Strategic Studies releases U.S. Navy Strategy Series. This collection represents the final product of CNA’s analysis of U.S. Navy capstone strategy and covers not only the documents themselves, but also the political, economic, and military context within which they were formulated, organized by decade since 1970

Defense Media Network's "The Year in Special Operations: 2012-2013 Edition" features three articles by CNA senior research specialist Michael Markowitz

The National Interest publishes the article, "The New Great Game", by CNA senior research scientist, Dr. Gerald Meyerle

Education Week publishes “States Lack Capacity for Reform” co-authored by CNA senior advisor for education, Arthur D. Sheekey, Ph.D.

The New York Times publishes “The Wisdom of Slime” co-authored by CNA principal research scientist, Andrew Ilachinski, Ph.D.

Brookings’ Middle East Memo publishes “The Lesser of Two Evils: The Salafi Turn to Party Politics in Egypt” by CNA analyst Will McCants, Ph.D.

Foreign Affairs publishes CNA analyst Dr. Will McCants’ essay “Al Qaeda's Challenge: The Jihadists' War With Islamist Democrats”

Center for National Policy posts video of the May 1 panel discussion “A Year Beyond Bin Laden: The New Al Qaeda” featuring CNA analyst William McCants, Ph.D.

The Fitness Report System for Marine Officers: Prior Research, from CNA Resource Analysis’ Marine Manpower Team

The Diplomat publishes the article "Can Hong Kong Control Own Fate?" by CNA analyst Anka Lee

The technical brief Descriptive analyses of English language learner student enrollment data in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia prepared by the Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia at CNA, is released by Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences

The Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences releases Effects of the Kentucky Virtual Schools’ Hybrid Program for Algebra I on Grade 9 Student Math Achievement Final Report, prepared by a CNA Regional Educational Laboratory-led team

CNA Resource Analysis releases its study of the Navy’s Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program: The Costs and Benefits of Converting to Lump-Sum SRBs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cites CNA’s work for USDA and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network in the brochure "NAHLN Tabletop Exercise Series"

CNA Strategic Studies releases The United States Navy and Israeli Navy – Background, current issues, scenarios, and prospects by CNA Sr. Fellow Dov Zakheim, Ph.D.

CNA Iran expert Afshon Ostovar discusses the relationship between Iran and al-Qaeda in the context of regional upheaval and al-Qaeda and Iran's strategic outlooks at the New American Foundation forum “The Enemy of My Enemy”

The Foreign Policy Initiative posts highlights from its March 7th debate “Time to Attack Iran? U.S. Policy and Iran's Nuclear Program” featuring CNA analyst Elbridge Colby

ReVista, Harvard Review of Latin America, publishes “The Fight Against Drug Trafficking and Crime in the Americas” by Ralph Espach, Ph.D., director of CNA’s Latin American Affairs Program

CNA Safety and Security releases Vol. 2, No.1 of its newsletter The Tear Line (View on line • View pdf)

CNA Health Research and Policy study cited in the two volume DoD report Department of Defense Task Force on Military Health System Governance (Vol. 1, Final Report, p. 3; Vol. 2 Technical Supplement p. 65)

McDaniel College reports on the CNA-McDaniel conference “North Africa and the Sahel: Implications of the Arab Awakening” held February 22

The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD) releases the CNA-prepared report from the October 2011 Agricultural Screening Tools Workshop III, Recommendations for Establishing Policies and Concepts of Operations for Use of Agricultural Screening Tools in a Disease Outbreak

The Military Power Revue (Nr. 2 / 2011) article “Trust Cannot Be Surged – Challenges to Naval Forward Presence” cites CNA research

CNA releases 2011 Year in Review — selected research carried out by CNA analysts throughout 2011

CNA Iran expert Afshon Ostovar, Ph.D. participates in the Center for National Policy discussion on “How to Prevent War in the Gulf: While Stopping Iran from Getting the Bomb”

The Council on Foreign Relations posts “Leadership Transition in North Korea” by Ken Gause, director of CNA’s International Affairs Group

Ralph Espach, Ph.D. director of CNA’s Latin American Affairs Program discusses his report Criminal Organizations and Illicit Trafficking in Guatemala’s Border Communities on the CSIS podcast "Americas Audio"

CNA’s Operations Evaluation Group releases What do Afghans want from the Police? Views from Helmand Province

Solutions carries the feature article “How Access to Clean Water Prevents Conflict” co-authored by CNA senior fellow Paul Faeth

The Economic Implications of Disruptions to Maritime Oil Chokepoints: the study by CNA analysts Drs. William Komiss and LaVar Huntzinger evaluating how disruptions at critical shipping chokepoints – including the Strait of Hormuz – could affect the U.S. economy and economies around the world.