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Mark Gunzinger Joins CSBA
01/20/2010 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments welcomes Mark A. Gunzinger as the Center’s new Senior Fellow. “Mark joins us at an extremely opportune moment, as we focus our activities on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and the strategic direction of the Air Force,” notes CSBA’s Vice President for Strategic Studies, Jim Thomas.
Release of Defense Planning for the Long Haul Report
01/11/2010 CSBA’s newest release, Defense Planning for the Long Haul: Scenarios, Operational Concepts, and the Future Security Environment, translates the principal strategic challenges the United States is likely to confront into a set of plausible scenarios. The report comes just weeks in advance of the Defense Department’s submission of the Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress in early February.
CSBA Welcomes New Board Members
01/08/2010 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), a recognized leader in innovative thinking on defense planning and investment strategies, today announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors: Pierre Samuel “Pete” du Pont, Victor “Vic” H. Fazio, Nelson M. Ford, James “Jim” J. Shinn and Laurence Zuriff. The new members will be joining Dave McCurdy (Chair), Dan Coats, Devon Gaffney Cross, Jack Keane, Elihu Rose and R. James Woolsey.
Ambassador Eric Edelman Joins CSBA
06/01/2009 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments welcomes Ambassador Eric S. Edelman as the Center’s new Distinguished Fellow.
Budget Request Begins Shift Toward Balanced Defense Posture
05/07/2009 Today’s release of the Obama Administration’s FY 2010 budget request signals a new direction for the Department of Defense. While the top-line budget figures and many of the programmatic decisions have already been released, the detailed budget unveiled today provides some clues as to how the new administration plans to remake the Defense Department. It begins the process of rebalancing the DoD’s portfolio of programs and activities to align them better with the national defense strategy.
Jim Thomas and Todd Harrison Join CSBA Team
04/09/2009 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Thomas and Todd Harrison to its expert team. Jim Thomas joins CSBA as Vice President for Studies, and will direct the organization’s strategic studies and defense spending research and programs. Todd Harrison will lead the budget program as Fellow for Defense Budget Studies.
Gates Fires Opening Salvo in the Obama Administration's Defense Review
04/06/2009 CSBA's Comment on Secretary Gates' Announcement
Release of New Book on Piracy and Maritime Terrorism
03/13/2009 press release announcing release of new book by Martin Murphy
Think Tank Warns Against Deferring LRSS Programs
02/03/2009 Announcement of the Release of New Report on Long-Range Strike
Seven Deadly Scenarios to Be Released Today
01/27/2009 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments announces the release of 7 DEADLY SCENARIOS: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century, a new book written by the Center’s President and CEO, Dr. Andrew Krepinevich.
Dissuasion Strategy
05/06/2008
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.
Report Raises Questions About Costs and Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons
11/01/2007 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released a new report “Arming the Heavens: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons” authored by Steven Kosiak, CSBA’s Vice President for Budget Studies.
CSBA Questions DoD's Substantial Investment in MRAP
10/17/2007 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments today released Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations, by Andrew F. Krepinevich, President, and Dakota L. Wood, Senior Fellow. This analysis reviews the current effort by the Defense Department to acquire and field thousands of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) class vehicles, and to do so on a crash program basis, in support of US forces in Iraq.
CSBA Issues New Bioterror Report
05/09/2007 CSBA releases new Report "Avoiding the Plague: an Assessment of U.S. Plans and Funding for Countering Bioterrorism" by Steven Kosiak
CSBA Announces Two New Board Members
01/18/2007 CSBA Announes TwoNew Board Members
CSBA Releases New Report: Thinking About Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow
10/19/2006 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released Thinking About Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow by Senior Analyst Robert Work
CSBA Releases New Report: Spending on US Nuclear Forces
09/14/2006 The report analyzes options the United States might pursue over the next several decades to modernize its nuclear offensive strategic forces.
CSBA and Lieberman Host Capacity Crowd On Iraq Strategy
12/06/2005 This press release highlights the important discussion held December 6th, 2005 between Senator Joe Lieberman and CSBA Executive Director Andrew Krepinevich on how to win the war in Iraq.
CSBA Announces McCurdy as Board Chairman
07/27/2005 Press release announcing the election of Congressman Dave McCurdy as CSBA Board of Directors Chairman.
CSBA Releases Report on Controversial Littoral Combat Ship
02/18/20004 Press release announcing the availability of Naval Transformation and the Littoral Combat Ship.
CSBA Releases Operation Iraqi Freedom
09/16/2003 Press release announcing "Operation Iraqi Freedom: A First Blush Assessment."
CSBA Releases 20th Annual Defense Budget Analysis
04/24/2003 Today’s release of Steven M. Kosiak’s Analysis of the FY 2004 Defense Budget Request marks the 20th anniversary of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment’s unparalleled efforts in defense budget analysis.
CSBA Releases Paper on Iraq War Policy
02/04/2003 Press release describing the latest CSBA report: "Preemption in Iraq: Rationale, Risks, and Requirements."
CSBA Releases Defining Transformation Report
10/03/2002 CSBA announces the release of the seminal 1992 report, "The Military-Technical Revolution: A Preliminary Assessment."
CSBA Releases Report on Anti-Access and Theater Bases
09/24/2002 CSBA released today a report with important implications for fighting future wars overseas.
CSBA Hires Barry Watts as Senior Fellow
08/26/2002 CSBA is pleased to announce the addition of Barry Watts as a Senior Fellow to its team of top researchers and analysts.
CSBA Releases Report on the Nuclear Posture Review
08/15/2002 The report notes that, in the wake of the geopolitical and military-technical revolutions, much of the conventional wisdom about strategic warfare that developed during the Cold War merits careful reconsideration.
Pentagon Takes Major Step Toward Military Transformation
05/08/2002 Cutting the Crusader is the best example yet of DoD's commitment to creating tomorrow's military.
CSBA Releases Study on Naval Trasformation
04/17/2002 CSBA releases The Challenge of Maritime Transformation: Is Bigger Better?, a study of US naval transformation by Bob Work
CSBA's Executive Director to Testify Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
04/08/2002 Dr. Krepinevich will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, April 9.
CSBA Releases In Depth Defense Budget Review for FY03
04/03/2002 The report includes an overview of significant defense policy issues, such as funding for the war on terrorism, homeland security, and military transformation.
CSBA Announces Important Staff Additions
04/02/2002 CSBA has added 4 staff members
DoD Needs to Change Its Approach to Field Exercises and Experimentation
02/25/2002 CSBA releases a new report, Lighting the Path Ahead: Field Exercises and Transformation, making the case that field exercises play a critical but undervalued role in military transformation and innovation.
Budget Experts Available for Commentary
01/30/2002 With the upcoming release of the DoD budget, CSBA has experts available for analysis and commentary.
Promoting Efficiency in the Department of Defense
01/25/2002 CSBA releases Promoting Efficiency in the Department of Defense: Keep Trying, But Be Realistic by Robert F. Hale
The Transformation of Strategic-Strike Operations
01/11/2002 CSBA's report recommended that the Nuclear Posture Review consider the merits of a new type of strategic triad. The findings of the NPR released this week track closely with CSBA's recommendation.
QDR Offers Good Diagnosis, But Lacks Prescription
10/12/2001 Dr. Andrew Krepinevich outlined his assessment of DoD's recently released Quadrennial Defense Review.
More Funding Needed for Weapons Procurement
05/15/2001 CSBA released it latest report, Buying Tomorrow's Military: Options for Modernizing the US Defense Capital Stock, today.
Emerging Capabilities May Permit Fundamental Change in US Strategic Force Posture
03/21/2001 In releasing their latest report today on The Transformation of Strategic-Strike Operations, Andrew Krepinevich and Robert Martinage present a thought-provoiking framework for considering how America's strategic forces might be reshaped to meet tomorrow's
CSBA Releases Comprehensive Report on Space Militarization
03/08/2001 CSBA released its latest report, The Military Use of Space: A Diagnostic Assessment, by Barry Watts, evaluating the current state of military competition in near-earth space and its expected evolution over the next quarter century.
CSBA Proposes New Defense Strategy
01/30/2001 CSBA proposes in its report, A Strategy for a Long Peace, a new defense strategy to respond to the changing security environment and to ensure the US maintains the military superiority to underwrite a long peace.
CSBA Joins the Rumsfeld Commission in Highlighting Potential of Space Capabilities
01/11/2001 CSBA released a summary version of The Military Use of Space: A Diagnostic Assessment that assesses how the competition in space might evolve over the next quarter century.
Preparing for the Anti-Access Threat: Looking Beyond the 2MTW Posture
09/27/2000 CSBA's seminar featuring the Services and campaign advisors provided a timely focus on the emerging challenge of access to future theaters of conflict.
Improved Readiness Will Involve More Than Raising The Defense Budget Topline
09/27/2000 CSBA comments on today's congressional readiness testimony by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
DoD Plans-Funding Mismatch Estimate Points to Need to Spend Smarter and Differently
09/14/2000 CSBA responds to CBO's study on the Defense Department's plans-funding mismatch
True Question on Military Readiness Is: Ready For What?
09/01/2000 CSBA Executive Director Andrew Krepinevich shifts the focus of the debate on military readiness to the more salient question: “Ready for what?” in his September 1 Wall Street Journal Op-Ed.
CSBA Claims Hart-Rudman Report Misses Opportunity to Chart New Security Strategy
04/19/2000 Critique of U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission) Phase II Report
CSBA Claims Military Transformation Is Necessary Focus For Presidential Campaign
09/30/1999 Military Transformation should be part of the 2000 election campaigns
CSBA Says Rosy Surplus Numbers Unlikely To Yield Much More For Defense
07/01/1999 The surplus may improve prospects for defense spending in the future but won't be helpful in FY 2000
RMA and the Future of Land Forces: Era of Tank Primacy is Over
04/20/1999 Press release on CSBA's predictions for the future of land forces
CSBA Executive Director Testifies Before New Senate Committee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
03/05/1999 The purpose of Mr. Krepinevich's testimony was to provide an analysis of the most important national security threats facing the United States both now and in the future.
Further Study Needed Before Changing Military Retirement
02/25/1999 A press release highlighting Steven Kosiak's testimony on military pay and retirement issues before the HASC
FY99 Defense Budget Wrap Up
11/18/1998 press release on the final analysis of the defense budget for FY 1999
Modernization - Problem Is Not Budgetary In Nature - It Is Strategic
10/09/1998 press release on Andrew Krepinevich's testimony on defense modernization
CSBA Focuses On The Readiness Question - How To Balance The Concerns Of Today With The Issues Of Tomorrow?
09/24/1998 Press release discussing the readiness question of the US military
General Close Addresses Challenges And Opportunities Of Implementation
09/23/1998 General Close discussed the role of experimentation in implementing Joint Vision 2010.
CSBA Analysis Of National Defense Panel Report: A Major Step In The Right Direction
12/01/1997 Citing support for a transformation strategy and a program of funding for innovation and experimentation, CSBA analysis concludes that, " the NDP offers a real strategic alternative to the QDR."
CSBA Staff Available To Comment On The Release Of The Quadrennial Defense Review
05/05/1997 CSBA staff is prepared to comment on the QDR
Clinton Administration’s FY 1997 Budget For National Defense
03/22/1996 Adjusted for the effects of lower inflation estimates over the next six years, the administration's new FY 1997-FY 2002 plan would provide some $30.5 billion more for defense than last year's plan over the same period.
A Quick Look At The Clinton Administration’s FY 1997 Defense Budget Request
03/01/1996 The Clinton Administration today announced that it would request $242.6 billion in budget authority for DoD in fiscal year 1997. |
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