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…
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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…
No-Fly Zone, No Problem
March 10, 2011 • By Jim Thomas and Zack Cooper • Analysis
How to do it without putting a single coalition plane directly over Libyan territory. The U.S. and its allies successfully implemented no-fly zones against Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein in…
CSBA Hosts 28th Annual Pre-Budget Press Conference
February 10, 2011 • By Natalya Anfilofyeva • Events, Press Releases
CSBA hosted its 28th annual pre-budget press conference today. Since 1984, CSBA has conducted briefings every January to set the stage for the release of the annual defense budget by…
