The United States currently faces a host of critical foreign and defense policy challenges, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, instability in Pakistan and the reconstitution of an operational…
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Gates Submits ‘Reform’ Budget for FY2010
May 7, 2009 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
Secretary Gates termed the FY 2010 defense budget a “reform budget.” With today’s release of the detailed budget request, we begin to see what shape that reform will take and…
Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
April 22, 2009 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Studies
Over the past several years, the prospect of a terrorist group armed with a nuclear weapon has frequently been cited as a genuine and overriding threat to the security of…
Somali Piracy: Not Just a Naval Problem
April 14, 2009 • By Martin Murphy • Briefs
THE CONTINUITY OF PIRACY The hijacking of the 17,000 ton container ship Maersk Alabama off the Indian Ocean coast of Somalia on April 8th, 2009 was the first occasion when…
The Future of U.S. Ground Forces
March 26, 2009 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Testimony
Introduction Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to appear before you today, and to share my views on the future of U.S. Ground Forces. As we begin a new…