Shawn Brimley

Center for a New American Security

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Director of Studies and Executive Vice President at the Center for a New American Security; Director of Strategic Planning for the National Security Council (2009-2012)

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President Obama has not issued a national security strategy since 2010. Supporters and critics have been eager to see a new one.

Obama's National Security Brief Released Today

President Obama has not issued a national security strategy since 2010. Supporters and critics have been eager to see a new one.

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Violence is down in Iraq, but it's up in Afghanistan, with American soldiers and diplomats caught in between.

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says we are at the endgame in Iraq, but the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says we might not be winning in Afghanistan.

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says we are at the endgame in Iraq, but the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says we might not be winning in Afghanistan.

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