PSA Advisory Board

Howard BakerSenator (R-TN) 1967-85Samuel BergerNational Security Advisor 1997-2001Zbigniew BrzezinskiNational Security Advisor 1977-81Warren ChristopherSecretary of State 1993-97Slade GortonSenator (R-WA) 1981-87, 1989-2001Lee HamiltonCongressman (D-IN) 1965-99 Gary HartSenator (D-CO) 1975-87Rita HauserChair, International Peace Academy 1992-presentCarla HillsUS Trade Representative 1989-93 Nancy Kassebaum-BakerSenator (R-KS) 1978-97Thomas KeanGovernor, New Jersey 1982-90, 9/11 Commission ChairJohn LehmanSecretary of the Navy 1981-87Richard LeonePresident, The Century Foundation 1989-presentRobert McFarlaneNational Security Advisor 1983-85Donald McHenryAmbassador to UN 1979-81 Sam NunnSenator (D-GA) 1972-96William PerrySecretary of Defense 1994-97Thomas PickeringUndersecretary of State 1997-2000Warren RudmanSenator (R-NH) 1980-92Theodore SorensenWhite House Special Counsel 1961-63John WhiteheadDeputy Secretary of State 1985-88Frank WisnerUndersecretary of State 1992-93

In The Spotlight

Nuclear Nonproliferation
30 Top National Security Leaders Support START Partnership for a Secure America has released a bipartisan statement signed by thirty former high-ranking national security leaders in support of the new START Treaty. The statement, which appears June 24th as a full page ad in Politico, includes ten former Senators, four Secretaries of State, four Secretaries of Defense, and three National Security Advisors, as well as the Chair and Vice-Chair of the 9/11 Commission. VIEW THE STATEMENT
Climate Change, Energy and National Security
PSA Publishes Three Op-eds on Energy, Climate, and National Security PSA has published three op-eds in newspapers around the country drawing attention to the national security implications of climate change and America's energy dependence:

The Latest from the PSA Blog

Are We Ready: The Consequences of 'Bomb Iran' Saturday, Iran celebrated their great victory over the “arrogant powers” by opening their first nuclear power .. Read Article


Losing the war of ideas at ground zero There is much bipartisan agreement about the nature of the struggle against terrorism.  Many have said that this is a war of ideas and will not be won just on the battlefield. In George Bush's Read Article


Climate Science and the Communication Gap Days before the Senate dispersed for its August recess, Harry Reid announced that a vote would not be held on a “bare minimum” .. Read Article


The Latest From PSA

Lee Hamilton: Moving away from oil dependency will help HoosiersIn an op-ed appearing in The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, PSA Advisory Board Co-Chair Lee Hamilton writes that climate change and America's dependence on oil are national security threats.

Rojansky and Semmel on Arms Control and CongressIn a Roll Call op-ed Matthew Rojansky and Andrew Semmel call for Congress to take a greater role in arms control efforts.

Mark Brzezinski Op-ed: Obama administration gets tough on business corruption overseasPSA Board Member Mark Brzezinski writes an op-ed in The Washington Post on the Obama administration's "ramp-up in international 'anti-bribery' enforcement."

Samuel Berger on Climate Change and Energy SecurityPSA Advisory Board Member Samuel Berger writes an op-ed for the Salt Lake Tribune on the national security risks of climate change and energy security.

Jamie Metzl on Afghanistan and ChinaPSA Board of Directors Co-Chairman Jamie Metzl authors two recent op-eds: Afghanistan lost without better governance and China must do more as a big power.