National Security in the New Era

These papers were written for our November 2008 conference, National Security in the New Era.

Identity and Ideas

Ideas for the War of Ideas*
Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Peter Krause, Graduate Student in Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

*A version of this paper was published in Middle East Policy (Fall 2009): Public Diplomacy: Ideas for the War of Ideas

Why Nationalists Win
Chaim Kaufmann, Associate Professor of International Relations, Lehigh University

Can Invasion and Occupation Solve America’s Security Challenges?
David Edelstein, Assistant Professor of Government, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Biological Threats to National Security
Gregory Koblentz, Assistant Professor of Government and Politics, George Mason University

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President
Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Same as It Ever Was – Nuclear Proliferation and Lessons from the Cold War
Francis Gavin, Tom Slick Professor of International Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

Tools of Security and Statecraft

Planning and Resource Allocation for Statecraft and Security
Cindy Williams, Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A Counter-Terrorist Strategy for the Next Administration
Bruce Hoffman, Professor of Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Humble Humanitarianism: Humanitarian Intervention for a Foreign Policy of Restraint
Benjamin Valentino, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College

Energy Security

Oil and U.S. National Security in the Persian Gulf: An “Over-the-Horizon” Strategy
Daryl Press, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College; and Eugene Gholz, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

Public Goods and National Interests: Global Economic Governance and U.S. Grand Strategy after George W. Bush
Flynt Leverett, Senior Fellow and Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Initiative, New America Foundation; and Hillary Mann Leverett, Chief Executive Officer, STRATEGA, former Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State

The Cult of Energy Insecurity and the Crisis of Energy Security
Jonathan Kirshner, Professor of Government, Cornell University