When President Barack Obama hosts Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday, their talks about Syria will have a fresh urgency. On Saturday, car bombings…
CSBA Analysis
Needed: A Turkish-American Plan for Syria
May 15, 2013 • By Eric Edelman and Morton Abramowitz • Analysis
Time for Kerry to Face Facts
May 6, 2013 • By Eric Edelman and Robert Joseph • Analysis, Nuclear Strategy & Forces
As America’s top diplomat heads to Moscow, here are some tough questions he needs to answer about the Obama administration’s flawed nuclear treaty. On the third anniversary of the signing…
Strategic Threats Roundtable
April 28, 2013 • By Administrator • Analysis
On April 28, CSBA Vice President Jim Thomas joined an expert panel on This Week in Defense to discuss future strategic threats facing the United States,Washington’s renewed focus on Asia,…
Returning to the Land or Turning Toward the Sea? India’s Role in America’s Pivot
April 28, 2013 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Analysis
China is pushing the U.S. and India closer. Are they focusing on the wrong set of challenges? Few diplomatic overtures have generated loftier expectations in recent years than Washington’s rapprochement…
Why the U.S. Army Needs Missiles: A New Mission to Save the Service
April 22, 2013 • By Jim Thomas • Analysis, Nuclear Strategy & Forces
Traditionally, the core purpose of the U.S. Army has been to fight and win the United States’ wars. Since World War II, this has meant planning for overseas operations to…