Research for International Security
This paper examines four potential post-Kim Chong-il scenarios: continuation of the Kim regime, albeit in a weaker state; collapse of the Kim regime and replacement by another, weak regime; collapse of the Kim regime followed by chaos; and, collapse of the Kim regime followed by conflict.
This paper explores the trade-offs of conscription versus an all volunteer force in Afghanistan. The main question is whether instituting conscription in the Afghan army is advisable or not. The Afghan military today is an all volunteer force.
Climate change poses challenges to societies and governments that go far beyond the alteration of our environment. The physical impacts of climate change, including gradual but steady increases in temperature, changing precipitation patterns, the reduction of glaciers and Arctic ice, rising sea levels and changes in coastlines, and more intense and frequent extreme weather events, will affect human lives in numerous ways.
This paper was a quick response to an OPNAV Quadrennial Integration Group (QIG) question as to how Navy could be postured, deployed and structured to maintain dominance and influence (the ability to deter and reassure on a global scale) as a "global navy."
A summary of remarks by speakers and participants at a CNA conference held in partnership with Wilton Park and Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), with additional support from Department for Transport, Thales, and Aegis Research and Intelligence.
A workshop designed to identify new and emerging threats associated with increased flow of cocaine from South America to Europe via West African transit routes and explore options for stemming the flow of drugs through the region. Panelists and workshop participants, drawn from the U.S. Government, European counterpart organizations, and the analytic community, brought extensive knowledge of the region and functional expertise in counter-narcotics operations to the day-long discussion.
Summary of a joint CNA-INSS roundtable discussing China's 2008 Defense White Paper.
The United States and The Asia Pacific Region: Security Strategy for the Obama Administration
This paper highlights 9 major differences between Al Anbar and Afghanistan (particularly southern Afghanistan) and considers their implications for the Marine Corps.
Report on the Second KIMS-CNA Conference: "The PLA Navy's Build-up and ROK-USN Cooperation": Held in Seoul, Korea on 20 November 2008
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