In the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld introduced the concept of dissuasion, citing it as one of the “four key goals that will guide the…
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A Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower: An Assessment
March 26, 2008 • By Jan van Tol and Robert Work • Briefs
Since the end of the Cold War, the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Coast Guard have been in search of a new maritime strategy—a new naval Holy Grail….
The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment
February 23, 2008 • By Robert Martinage • Studies
Since September 2001, the United States and partner nations in the global war on terrorism have accomplished a great deal: eliminating the state-sponsored al Qaeda sanctuary in Afghanistan, capturing or…
Arming the Heavens: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons
October 31, 2007 • By Steven Kosiak • Studies
The United States is the world’s greatest economic and military power. Perhaps nothing demonstrates the extent of that dominance today better than the country’s preeminent role in space. The United…
Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
October 17, 2007 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich and Dakota L. Wood • Studies
Simple solutions to complex problems are inherently attractive and almost always wrong. So it is with the Pentagon’s recent decision to enter into “crash” production of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected…