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Nelson Ford Announced as CSBA Board Chairman

January 10, 2012 • By Natalya AnfilofyevaPress Releases

CSBA is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honorable Nelson M. Ford as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). Mr….

Defense Cuts Could Be Only the Beginning

January 9, 2012 • By Todd HarrisonAnalysis

President Obama unveiled the Pentagon’s new defense strategy last week, calling it a moment to “turn the page” on the past decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The new…

DOD Must Protect Industrial Base

December 14, 2011 • By Barry Watts and Todd HarrisonAnalysis

As sequestration looks more likely by the day, the Defense Department faces the challenge of a new fiscal reality. After more than a decade of increasing budgets, the Pentagon has…

Why Obama Should Take Out Iran’s Nuclear Program

November 9, 2011 • By Eric Edelman, Evan B. Montgomery, and Andrew F. KrepinevichAnalysis

The Case for Striking Before It’s Too Late The November 8 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report casts further doubt on Iran’s continual claims that its nuclear program is intended…

The Way to Respond to China

November 9, 2011 • By Andrew F. KrepinevichAnalysis

The Pentagon should spare AirSea Battle from cuts. The military concept is America’s best chance of ensuring peace and stability in the Western Pacific. After more than a decade of…