Council for Emerging National Security Affairs

The Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA) is an American organisation which lobbies on foreign policy issues.
==Background==
The stated aim of CENSA is:
::To shape U.S. national security policy by advancing the innovative perspectives and long-range planning concepts of a select group of non-partisan professionals. CENSA seeks to become the premier venue for virtual collaboration in addressing emerging national security affairs and policy renewal.CENSA, "Our Mission", accessed 12.10.09 
According to the website, its current areas of focus are as follows:
*Assessing the National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy: Content and Institutions
*The China-Taiwan tangle
*Missile Defense
*The resource debate: DoD, State Dept., and the NSC
*Global shifts in sources/relevance of power
*Reorganizing government for national security decisions
*The problem of making strategy in the U.S. with case studies
*Non-U.S. views on our foreign policy
*New approaches to foreign aidCENSA, "Areas of Focus", accessed 12.10.09
==People==
In a June 2010 article in The Sunday Times, journalist Isabel Oakeshott explained that:
::About a quarter of the members listed on [CENSA's] website have a background in intelligence. They include Matthew Thompson, a former CIA analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence; Jeff Benson, who worked in the US Office of Naval Intelligence; Sean Bielat, who serves in the United States Marine Corps Reserve as an intelligence watch officer; and Paul Crespo, who served as a defence and naval attaché at American embassies in the Balkans, the Gulf and Latin America. Coffey was encouraged to establish a London chapter by one of his former army commanders.Isabel Oakeshott , "Minister lets US ‘mole’ roam MoD", The Sunday Times, 06.06.10, accessed 12.09.10
===2010===
====MembersCENSA, "Membership directory", accessed 12.09.10====
Notable members include:
*Luke Coffey (Special Adviser to Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox) 
*Matthew Thompson
*Sean Bielat
*Jeff Benson
===2006-2007=== 
====Board of Directors====
Michael Fenzel Chairman | Angela Sapp Vice Chairman | Bryan Cummings | Scott Fitzgerald | Samuel Cole | William Robison | Peter Barschdorff | Peter Clark | James Kirkhope | Krishna Kumar | Paul Lafontaine | Donald Rich | Roger Carstens | Keith Mineshttp://www.censa.net/directors.asp
===2006-2007 Board of Directors at a Glance===
Michael Fenzel Chairman | Angela Sapp Vice Chairman | Bryan Cummings | Scott Fitzgerald | Samuel Cole | William Robison | Peter Barschdorff | Peter Clark | James Kirkhope | Krishna Kumar | Paul Lafontaine | Donald Rich | Roger Carstens | Keith Mineshttp://www.censa.net/directors.asp
===Members===
*John Harrison | Montgomery McFate | Sean McFateMembership Directory, Sean McFate, Censa, Accessed 04-June-2009 |
==Contact, Resources, Notes==
===Contact===
Washington Offices
Council for Emerging National Security Affairs
Suite 850, 1212 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington DC 20005
New York Offices
313 West 105 Street, Suite 5B
New York, NY 1002 
Email: query@censa.net
Website: http://www.censa.net/
===Resources===
*CENSA Publication "Sharpening the Sword: National Security and Military Transformation"
===Notes===
Category:Think TanksCategory:Arms IndustryCategory:LobbyingCategory:Defence Lobby