Eric Lindsey
Analyst
Areas of Expertise
Military History, U.S. and World Military Forces, Wargaming and Simulation
Biography
Eric Lindsey is an analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), conducting research and analysis for CSBA’s Strategic Studies and Budget Studies programs. His primary areas of interest concern U.S. and world military forces, both current and prospective, and the future operational challenges that the U.S. military may face. Eric has contributed to a number of CSBA monographs including the Strategy for the Long Haul series and AirSea Battle concept of operations, and coauthored The Road Ahead, an analytical monograph exploring potential future challenges and their implications for U.S. Army and Marine Corps modernization. In conjunction with his research and writing, Eric has helped design and conduct over a dozen strategic and operational-level wargames.
In addition to his analytical work, Eric also serves as CSBA’s in-house graphic artist, creating maps, charts, and other illustrations for use in CSBA wargames and publications. His illustrations have been reproduced by The Economist, Washington Post, and Time.
Eric holds a B.A. in military history and public policy from Duke University and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Strategic Studies and International Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Author Bibliography for Eric Lindsey
Strategic Choices Exercise Outbrief
May 29, 2013 • By Todd Harrison, Jim Thomas, Mark Gunzinger, Andrew F. Krepinevich, Eric Lindsey, Evan B. Montgomery, and Zack Cooper • Studies
As the Pentagon nears completion of its ongoing Strategic Choices and Management Review, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments conducted an external Strategic Choices Exercise with teams of experts…
The Road Ahead: Future Challenges and Their Implications for Ground Vehicle Modernization
March 6, 2012 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich and Eric Lindsey • Studies
After a decade of intensive ground operations overseas, both the Army and the Marines face important vehicle modernization issues. Addressing these issues will entail meeting two central planning challenges, the first being the inherent uncertainty of the future security environment, and the second an austere contemporary economic and budgetary environment that may exist for an extended period. This study provides a way of thinking about the Army and Marine Corps vehicle portfolios, and suggests some issues that merit attention from those tasked with determining their composition.