As Niels Bohr famously observed, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” But we need not be caught entirely unaware by future events. The rapid pace of…
CSBA Analysis
Get Ready for the Democratization of Destruction
August 15, 2011 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
Panetta’s Challenge
July 15, 2011 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
Can he counter China’s and Iran’s game-changing new weapons? Leon Panetta has begun his tenure as secretary of defense with big challenges to manage–conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and…
Fool Me Twice: How the United States Lost Lebanon—Again
June 1, 2011 • By Eric Edelman • Analysis
For the second time in three decades, a substantial American investment of time, money, and effort to strengthen the Lebanese government and support its fledgling democracy has come to very…
From Protectorates to Partnerships
April 11, 2011 • By Jim Thomas • Analysis
Since World War II, America’s network of European and Asian alliances has underwritten security and prosperity around the globe. While these alliances have been a source of strategic and political…
The Challenges After Gates
April 11, 2011 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Analysis
Spread of Weapons, Cyber Threats, Tight Budgets Await One of Washington’s favorite parlor games involves guessing which of the president’s key advisers may be departing and the identities of those…