Leading National Security Experts Warning
National security experts released an open letter warning that America is in danger of losing its competitive edge and calling for action to increase research and development investments.
AMERICAN SECURITY QUARTERLY
American Security Quarterly - an online magazine, is a collection key work of the last quarter of 2011 - packed full with the key issues that are facing our nation.
20 Years After the Fall
The Atlantic is publishing a series of essay written by ASP board members, staff, and fellows on a variety of key national security issues in the 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Click below to read the articles in the series...
GENERALS SOUND OFF ON FUEL STANDARDS
Retired military generals and admirals -- representing almost every branch of the military -- make a compelling case for how to decrease America’s dependence on oil for transportation. Click below to read this open letter to Congress and the American public...
A FUEL STANDARD
ASP recently hosted an event on the national security implications of fuel economy standards with retired Lt Gen Norman R. Seip, USAF. We were on Capitol Hill discussing this and how U.S. national security is compromised by our dependence on oil.
THREATS AND DEFENSE
ASP releases an illustrative, unbiased and fact-based report describing the nuclear threats to the U.S. and the tools used to defend against such threats.
Joshua Foust: "We just can't say we're 'winning' the war in Afghanistan."
New ASP ReportIn the News
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01/27/2012
PBS — Joshua Foust: Why the US Should Ignore Iran for Now
In his column this week for PBS Need to Know, ASP Fellow Joshua Foust explores an alternate approach for our Iran policy: Unlike the U.S., China has far better relations with the regime in Tehran. In addition to selling weapons to Iran, China is also a major oil customer. Plus, Chinese companies have a growing presence in…
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01/24/2012
The Hill – Cheney and Lodge: Making our defense strategy work for this century
In an op-ed in the Hill ASP’s CEO, BrigGen Stephen Cheney, and Director of Nuclear Security, Terri Lodge, discuss how to strengthen our national security – by facing 21st Century issues – and not the old Cold War framework.
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01/20/2012
Augustine: Defense R&D to Take Hit in Budget Battles
ASP’s board member Norm Augustine was mentioned in National Defense today, regarding our event and R&D letter. Augustine: Defense R&D to Take Hit in Budget Battles National Defense 20 Jan 2012 Augustine has spent a good deal of his retirement years warning about declining U.S. competitiveness. As a board member of a non-partisan think tank, the…
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01/20/2012
Letter: The United States Is In Danger Of Losing Its Competitive Edge The United States Is In Danger Of Losing Its Competitive Edge
We, members of the Board of Directors of the American Security Project, are writing because we believe that the United States is in danger of losing its competitive edge. The American Security Project is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues.
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01/20/2012
Leading National Security Experts Warning
National security experts and members of the Board of Directors of the American Security Project released an open letter warning that America is in danger of losing its competitive edge and calling for action to increase research and development investments.
Our Reports
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01/26/2012
FACT SHEET: Afghanistan to 2014
U.S. and NATO forces will encounter the events listed below between now and the official 2014 full transition of security operations to the Afghan Forces. We present them in the spirit of informing a debate about planning for the future of U.S. policy in the region.
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01/19/2012
FACT SHEET: Research and Development as a National Priority
This factsheet shows how important scientific Research and Development is for the American economy.
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01/05/2012
AMERICAN SECURITY QUARTERLY
This new e-magazine is a collection of our board members, fellows and members of the Consensus for American Security writings over the last quarter. This edition of the American Security Quarterly shows that the last quarter of 2011 was packed full with the key issues that are facing our nation.
On Our Blog
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01/25/2012
Obama highlights energy policy shift in State of the Union
Energy played a big role in last night’s State of the Union address. The word alone appeared a whopping 23 times throughout the speech, compared to 9 mentions the year before. Energy policy was central to the speech, and it will be central to the Administration’s platform this year.
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01/25/2012
What we are reading
ASP ICYMI – Syria, Iran, Development, Euro Crisis and lots from our blog
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01/25/2012
American Competitiveness in the State of the Union
There was some good proposals for America’s Economic Competitiveness in the State of the Union, but we must guard against the temptation of a short-term fix that can harm us in the long term.
