The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS) is currently searching for candidates for our Fall internship program. CADS is seeking research and development interns to begin working part-time to full-time in as early as August 2010. Although our business hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, our internship program offers flexible hours to accommodate class and work schedules.

Washington, DC, July 7, 2010

The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS) is pleased to welcome three distinguished Fellows to the Center’s roster. Andre Hollis, Dan O’Shea and Dr. Kevin Stringer bring extensive experience in international affairs and global security to the Center's programs.

Andre Hollis is Chief Executive Officer of Tiger International Advisors, a global commercial due diligence and strategic business counsel. Prior to joining Tiger International Advisors, Mr. Hollis acquired significant experience monitoring transnational, illicit activities. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Hollis served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics. In that role, Mr. Hollis served as the principal civilian responsible for the Department’s 178 domestic and international counter-trafficking programs and its $1.7 billion in annual program expenditures. Mr. Hollis also served as the Department’s principal civilian authority for its foreign consequence management programs to prevent, respond to, or mitigate overseas nuclear, biological, or chemical events.

Washington, DC, June 24, 2010

The Center for Advanced Defense Studies is pleased to announce plans to launch its new main website this fall. In addition to a new look and feel, the CADS team will make it easier for new visitors to quickly access areas of most interest to them. CADS will allow frequent visitors more ways to interact on a revamped Global Security Monitor, enable new users to subscribe to CADS content through mailing lists and RSS feeds, and enhance the user experience with multimedia content.

We are currently seeking suggestions from the Center’s friends and network on how they want to use the new website to access content, learn about the center, collaborate with CADS staff and fellows and with each other. We encourage all visitors to the current site to get involved in the design of the new site, so please send your suggestions of what you would like to see on the new site to Elise Hogan at elise.hogan@c4ads.org.

Washington, DC, June 22, 2010

Tony Shaffer, CADS Fellow and Director of External Communications, appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live and Fox News Network’s The O’Reilly Factor on June 22, 2010. Mr. Shaffer commented on the future of the Afghan War after Rolling Stone magazine published General Stanley McChrystal’s candid criticism of President Obama’s national security team. In both the CNN and Fox interviews, Mr. Shaffer advocated for focusing on the objectives in Afghanistan rather than General McChrystal’s offhand remarks to Rolling Stone. Mr. Shaffer discussed whether allowing General McChrystal to retain his position would be conducive to success in Afghanistan. While he acknowledged the insubordination of General McChyrstal’s comments, he emphasized the risk of replacing the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan at a critical juncture in the war.

Washington, DC, June 14, 2010

The Aspen Institute has extended scholarships to CADS staff members Sarah Catanzaro, Program Manager and Lindsay Vacek, Grants Officer, to attend the 2010 Aspen Security Forum. Held by the Institute’s Homeland Security Program, in partnership with The New York Times and GSN: Government Security News, the Forum will bring together top-level government officials, industry leaders, and thinkers for in-depth discussions on America's preparedness for terrorism. Confirmed speakers include Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Richard Clarke, Former National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism; and numerous foreign policy experts from esteemed media outlets. The Security Forum will take place from Monday, June 28 - Wednesday, June 30, in Aspen, Colorado, at the Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus.