
CCC Mission
As the research institute of the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs, the CCC analyzes current and emerging threats to U.S. national security. We convey our assessments through briefings, conferences, publications, our ship-board Regional Security Education Program, and our e-journal Strategic Insights.
CCC's Electronic Journal
- Fall 2009 edition of Strategic Insights – Special Issue on NATO and Deterrence
- Summer 2009 edition of Strategic Insights
Events
Past Conferences
- ISSS/ISAC 2009: Insecurity and Durable Disorder, Challenges to the State in an Age of Anxiety (Oct 15-17, 2009).
- Anglo-American Strategic Defence Relations Revisited (Feb 20, 2009)
- A Decade of Nuclear Learning: Ten Years After the South Asian Nuclear Tests (Feb 12-13, 2009)
- U.S.-India Strategic Cooperation in South Asia: A Track II Dialogue (Sep 24-25, 2008)
- Click here for our archive of conference reports (2001-2006)
Commentary and Analysis
October 2009
- An Ice-Free Boom, Financial Post (October 27, 2009) by Barry Zellen
September 2009
- Cambodian 'Justice', Wall Street Journal (Sep 1, 2009) by Sophal Ear
August 2009
- Saigon 2009, ForeignPolicy.com (Aug 20, 2009) by Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason
- Democracy in Afghanistan is Wishful Thinking, Christian Science Monitor (Aug 20, 2009) by Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason
In the News
October 2009
- CNN's Amanpour: A Roundtable on NATO Tactics in Afghanistan, CNN International (Oct 5, 2009) featuring Thomas H. Johnson (View CNN podcast: here.)
- War and Peace: NPS Professor Urges More Afghan Involvement, Monterey County Weekly (Oct 8, 2009) featuring Thomas H. Johnson
September 2009
- The Price America Paid for the September 11 Attacks, Financial Times (Sep 5, 2009) featuring Robert E. Looney
- Afghanistan at Dangerous New Crossroads, PBS NewsHour (Sep 2, 2009) featuring Thomas H. Johnson
August 2009
- U.S., Russia Unlikely to Cooperate on Missile Defense, Global Security Newswire (Aug 26, 2009) featuring Mikhail Tsypkin
- Uncertainty Reigns in Egypt, NPS Expert Warns, Monterey County Herald (Aug 3, 2009) featuring Robert Springborg
July 2009
- Ted Talks: Sophal Ear, Escaping the Khmer Rouge, Exchange Magazine (Jul 9, 2009) featuring Sophal Ear
March 2009
News Archives
- Click here to view our news archives
Student Thesis
- Possible Correlations of Multinational Military Operations and State Stability, and Application to State Building in Iraq by Nicholas J. Buls (March 2009)
Job Announcements
Faculty Positions: American Politics and Government; Middle East and North Africa; East Asia (1): Modern Military/International History; East Asia (2): Politics and Security.
- Staff Positions: CCC Research Associate. (** Please note: We are not accepting CCC Research Associate applications at this time. **)
Other NPS Publications
View the journal of the Program for Culture and Conflict Studies (CCS), The Culture and Conflict Review.
- View the journal of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), The Journal of Homeland Security Affairs.
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