Christopher Dougherty
Research Fellow
Areas of Expertise
Special Operations, Irregular Warfare, Future Military Capabilities, Operational Concept Development and Wargaming
Biography
Christopher Dougherty researches, writes and conducts wargames in support of the Strategic Studies program at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He has contributed extensively to CSBA monographs, including: Sustaining America’s Strategic Advantage in Long-Range Strike; AirSea Battle: A Point of Departure Operational Concept; The U.S. Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow’s Fleet; Why AirSea Battle? and Special Operations Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities. He has supported numerous CSBA wargames with a particular focus on developing operational concepts and capabilities for countering anti-access/area-denial threats.
Mr. Dougherty graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Security Studies from the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and received an M.A. in Strategic Studies with distinction from John Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He also served as an airborne infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from 1997 to 2000.
Author Bibliography for Christopher Dougherty
Future of Special Operations Forces
June 23, 2013 • By Jim Thomas and Christopher Dougherty • Analysis
Few branches in the U.S. Military have been busier or more important operationally since 9/11 than U.S. Special Operations Forces who have been engaged in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan and…
Beyond the Ramparts: The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces
May 10, 2013 • By Jim Thomas and Christopher Dougherty • Studies
Special Operations Forces emerged as one of the most cost-effective “weapons systems” in the U.S. military arsenal and a major source of strategic advantage for the nation.
Changing the Game: the Promise of Directed-Energy Weapons
April 19, 2012 • By Mark Gunzinger and Christopher Dougherty • Studies
Emerging directed energy technologies have the potential to transition to real-world military capabilities over the next twenty years; and become a particularly promising source of operational advantage for the U.S. military
Outside-In: Operating from Range to Defeat Iran’s Anti-Access and Area-Denial Threats
January 17, 2012 • By Mark Gunzinger and Christopher Dougherty • Studies
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. military has been able to project power overseas ..