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The War in Afghanistan in Strategic Context
11/17/2009 prepared statement for testimony before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
04/22/2009 This report examines tthe issue of nuclear terrorism and attempts to answer the following questions: How real is the risk that a terrorist group could acquire or construct a functional nuclear device, and how might it attempt to do so? Which group poses the greatest threat in this regard,how has that threat changed over time, and is it currently growing or abating? What existing and prospective measures will prove most effective in preventing terrorists from obtaining a nuclear weapon, stopping them from delivering and detonating a weapon if prevention fails, and responding both at home and abroad in the event that an attack succeeds?
Somali Piracy: Not Just a Naval Problem
04/17/2009 CSBA's look at the issue of piracy, its implications for the US policy and recommendations on effective means to combat piracy
Release of New Book on Piracy and Maritime Terrorism
03/13/2009 press release announcing release of new book by Martin Murphy 
The Challenges to U.S. National Security
08/21/2008 This report translates the principal challenges to US security into a representative set of contingencies in order to determine what resources will be required, and how they should be apportioned among forces and capabilities. 
Future Security Environment Presentation
08/21/2008 Presentation slides from August 21, 2008 Strategy for the Long Haul initiative launch.
GWOT Presentation
03/27/2008 Presentation Slides from the Senate Future Defense Planning Needs Seminar
CSBA New Report on GWOT
02/25/2008 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released a new report, “The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment,” authored by Senior Fellow Robert C. Martinage.The report concludes that the United States reached a high-water mark in the war on terrorism in 2003. At that time, the Taliban had been overthrown and al Qaeda stripped of its sanctuary in Afghanistan, ten of al Qaeda’s senior-most leaders had been captured or killed, dozens of jihadi cells had been rolled up, and several partner countries had significantly improved their counterterrorism capabilities.
The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment
02/23/2008 The report dissects the Salafi-Jihadi and Khomeinism threats, their ideology, roots, actors and capabilities; offers a region-by-region assessment of the current threat; and offers suggestions on strategy and capabilities vital in the War on Terrorism.
The Cost of US Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
09/13/2007 This paper provides an estimate of how much funding has been provided for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since FY 2001, describes how that funding has been provided and allocated among different programs and activities, provides a range of estimates of how much funding might be required for 2008 and beyond, and compares the cost of these operations to past wars.
Assessing the Surge
09/10/2007 Slides from closed Senate Briefing
Defense Roles, Missions, and Requirements
06/20/2007 Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee
Hardware Requirements for Counterinsurgency
01/26/2007 Presentation slides from CSBA Senior Congressional Staff Briefing
Cost of the Global War on Terror
01/18/2007 Testimony of CSBA Budget Studies Director Steven Kosiak before the House Budget Committee
Three Years Later: The Cost Of US Military Operations In Iraq
03/20/2006 Director of Budget Studies, Steven Kosiak, sizes up the current and prospective costs of US military operations in Iraq.
Implementing GWOT Strategy: Overcoming Interagency Problems
03/15/2006 Director of Strategic Studies, Mike Vickers, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee.
Iraq Reconstruction: Without Additional Funding, Progress Likely to Fall Short, Undermining War Effort
2/27/2006 Analysis of spending related to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with a look at what may lie ahead.
The Quadrennial Defense Review: Rethinking the US Military Posture
10/24/2005 An anlysis of the $441.8 billion request for national defense authority for fiscal year 2006, not including funds for Iraq and Afghanistan.
How To Win in Iraq
08/02/2005 An original essay by Executive Director Andrew F. Krepinevich published by Foreign Affairs in Fall of 2005 on crafting a winning strategy for military operations in Iraq. |
Radical IslamismRadical Islamists pose one of the major challenges to the US national security. They are exploiting the asymmetric advantage of terrorism primarily because it is the only form of warfare available to them at the moment. The mission of this transnational, theologically based movement is to overthrow what they consider to be illegitimate, regimes, many of them pro-U.S., and to eliminate U.S. influence in the Muslim World. The leaders of this insurgency exploit advanced technologies and modern trends such as globalization, financial networks, the internet, and increasingly porous borders to extend their global reach and influence. Radical Islamists feel no obligation to abide by the rules of traditional warfare, such as international conventions, or to spare the lives of innocents. Their willingness to employ weapons of mass destruction and disruption makes them especially threatening. Their decentralized organizational structure and theologically based message provide unique strengths and obscure centers of gravity, leading to Secretary Rumsfeld’s conclusion that the war against Radical Islamists will be “a long, hard slog.” |