Evan B. Montgomery
Senior Fellow
Areas of Expertise
Grand Strategy, Alliances, Nuclear Proliferation, Scenario Development
Biography
Evan Braden Montgomery is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments focusing on U.S. defense strategy, nuclear proliferation, and Asia-Pacific security issues, among other areas.
He has published on a wide range of topics, and is the author of several reports in CSBA's Strategy for the Long Haul series. His work has also appeared in Foreign Affairs, International Security, and Security Studies.
He graduated summa cum laude from Villanova University with a B.A. in political science and sociology, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Author Bibliography for Evan B. Montgomery
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…
Changing the Business of Defense
October 18, 2011 • By Todd Harrison and Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
DoD faces a fundamental choice in how it prepares to trim its budget under such a high degree of uncertainty. It can change the way it does business or change the business it does. Under the deepest cuts proposed, it may well need to do both.
The Dangers of a Nuclear Iran
December 27, 2010 • By Eric Edelman, Andrew F. Krepinevich, and Evan B. Montgomery • Analysis
What to do about Iran’s nuclear program is one of the most vexing foreign policy challenges confronting the Obama administration. This debate is increasingly characterized both by growing pessimism about…
The Logic and Limitations of the Nuclear Posture Review
April 23, 2010 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
On April 6, the Department of Defense released its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), which sets forth the Obama Administration’s guidance on American nuclear policy, force structure, and doctrine. The report…
Understanding the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism
April 2, 2010 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
Over the past several years, the prospect of a terrorist group armed with a nuclear weapon has frequently been cited as a genuine and overriding threat to the security of…