Washington, DC – On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, the Sierra Club and the American Security Project released a joint report entitled “Ending Our Dependence on Oil,” which shows how America’s addiction to oil threatens our national security, our economy and our environment. “Memorial Day is the day when we honor the sacrifices of…
Washington, DC – Today, ASP President Vice Admiral Lee Gunn USN (Ret) issued the statement below in response to the National Research Council’s issuance of a series of reports reaffirming that human activities continue to pose significant risks to a “broad range of human and natural systems,” and calling for action to curb greenhouse gas…
Washington, DC – Today, the American Security Project (ASP) announced that Michael Cohen has joined the organization as a Senior Fellow. Cohen served in the U.S. Department of State as chief speechwriter for U.S. Representative to the United Nations Bill Richardson and Undersecretary of State Stuart Eizenstat. He has worked at the Carnegie Endowment for…
Washington, DC – Today, the American Security Project released a report analyzing 32 attempted terrorist plots foiled since 9/11. The report found that many of the legislative measures and law enforcement techniques that were adopted after 9/11 have thwarted attacks in a relatively small number of cases, particularly when compared with traditional law enforcement tactics. …
Military Pressure Shifting the Locus of the Threat to East Africa and Yemen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – Today, the American Security Project released the mid-year update to their annual “Are We Winning?” Report, which showed a marked decrease in Islamist terrorism in the last two quarters of 2009 outside of the on-going conflict…
The American Security Project released the following statement: In our 2008 report, “A New American Arsenal,” we laid out our vision for the future of American security policy, a future in which diplomacy, constructive engagement, and strategic vision pave the way toward building a stronger, safer America. In that report, we found that a forward-thinking…
