Andrew F. Krepinevich
President
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Assessments and Planning, Military Revolutions, Military Transformation, Counterinsurgency
Biography
Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. is President of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, an independent policy research institute established to promote innovative thinking about defense planning and investment strategies. He assumed this position 17 years ago following a 21-year career in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Krepinevich’s previous experience includes service in the Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment, and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. He also served as a member of the National Defense Panel in 1997 and the Defense Science Board Task Force on Joint Experimentation in 2002-03, JFCOM Board and the Defense Policy Board.
Dr. Krepinevich frequently contributes to print and broadcast media and has appeared on each of the major television networks. Dr. Krepinevich has lectured before a wide range of professional and academic audiences, and has served as a consultant on military affairs for many senior government officials, including several secretaries of defense, the CIA’s National Intelligence Council, and all four military services. He has testified frequently before Congress and advised the governments of several close allies on defense matters. Dr. Krepinevich has taught on the faculties of West Point, George Mason University, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Georgetown University.
In 2009, Dr. Krepinevich released 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century. His other recent works include The Way to Respond to China, Get Ready for the Democratization of Destruction, The Dangers of a Nuclear Iran, How to Win in Iraq, and The Pentagon’s Wasting Assets, all published in Foreign Affairs journal; and CSBA monographs: AirSea Battle: A Point-of-Departure Operational Concept; Why AirSea Battle?; Regaining Strategic Competence; Nuclear Forces: Meeting the Challenges of a Proliferated World; An Army at the Crossroads; Defense Investment Strategies in an Uncertain World; and Dissuasion Strategy. Dr. Krepinevich is a recipient of the 1987 Furniss Award for his book, The Army and Vietnam.
A graduate of West Point, Dr. Krepinevich holds an MPA and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Author Bibliography for Andrew F. Krepinevich
Why Obama Should Take Out Iran’s Nuclear Program
November 9, 2011 • By Eric Edelman, Evan B. Montgomery, and Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
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. Krepinevich • Analysis
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…
The Terrorist Threat Beneath The Waves
November 2, 2011 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
The world’s vast undersea energy infrastructure—oil and gas platforms, wellheads, pipelines and pumps—is now vulnerable to attack by cheap submarines and unmanned vehicles. Nearly 60 years ago the classic television…
Get Ready for the Democratization of Destruction
August 15, 2011 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
As Niels Bohr famously observed, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” But we need not be caught entirely unaware by future events. The rapid pace of…
Panetta’s Challenge
July 15, 2011 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
Can he counter China’s and Iran’s game-changing new weapons? Leon Panetta has begun his tenure as secretary of defense with big challenges to manage–conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and…