President Obama unveiled the Pentagon’s new defense strategy last week, calling it a moment to “turn the page” on the past decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The new…
CSBA Analysis
DOD Must Protect Industrial Base
December 14, 2011 • By Barry Watts and Todd Harrison • Analysis
As sequestration looks more likely by the day, the Defense Department faces the challenge of a new fiscal reality. After more than a decade of increasing budgets, the Pentagon has…
Why Obama Should Take Out Iran’s Nuclear Program
November 9, 2011 • By Eric Edelman and Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis, Nuclear Strategy & Forces
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…