CSBA scholars have signed an open letter calling on Congress and the Pentagon to address the growing imbalances within the defense budget that threaten the health and long-term viability of…
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Open Letter to Congress: Defense Reform Consensus
June 3, 2013 • By Todd Harrison, Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jim Thomas, Eric Edelman, and Mark Gunzinger • Analysis
A striking bipartisan consensus exists today across the think tank community on the need for Pentagon and Congressional leaders to address the growing imbalances within the defense budget that threaten the health and long-term viability of America’s volunteer military.
Strategic Choices Rebalancing Exercise Outbrief
May 29, 2013 • By Administrator • Events
May 29, 2013 As the Pentagon was working on its Strategic Choices and Management Review, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments conducted an external Strategic Choices Exercise with teams…
Needed: A Turkish-American Plan for Syria
May 15, 2013 • By Eric Edelman and Morton Abramowitz • Analysis
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…
SOF Future Missions: Addressing Proxy Wars, Violent Extremists, WMD and A2AD
May 10, 2013 • By Administrator • Events
May 10, 2013 From the crucible of more than a decade of continuous combat operations, Special Operations Forces (SOF) have emerged as one of the most cost-effective “weapons systems” in…
