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CSBA Experts Shape National Defense Strategy Commission Findings
Yesterday, the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States released its final report, and today, Commissioners presented their unanimous conclusions and recommendations before Congress.
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CSBA Welcomes New Team Members
The heart of CSBA is our team of uniquely qualified defense experts and our dedicated operations team who ensure excellence across all endeavors. We are thrilled to introduce staff who have joined our team in 2024 and those who have recently stepped into new roles within our organization.
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CSBA Hosts Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows Program
This July, CSBA hosted the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows program for a two-week orientation ahead of the Fellows’ training appointments in the private sector.
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Video: CSBA Counselor and NDS Commission Vice Chair Eric Edelman Speaks at Aspen Security Forum
Aspen Security Forum
On July 17, 2024, Ambassador Eric Edelman, CSBA Counselor and Vice Chair of the National Defense Strategy Commission (NDS), joined NDS Commission Chair Jane Harman, and NDS Commission Members GEN Jack Keane (USA, Ret.) and Mara Rudman, and moderator Courtney Kube of NBC News for a readout of the forthcoming NDS Commission Report.
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Ghosts at the Banquet: The Washington NATO Summit
The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
This year's NATO Summit was stalked by two quite different phantasms – the spectre of weak leadership among Western leaders, and what former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has characterized as the most dangerous and challenging international security environment since World War Two.
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Podcast: The Long Shadow of the Evil Empire
Shield of the Republic
Eric and Eliot host Sergey Radchenko, the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies based in Bologna, Italy