As the Pentagon nears completion of its ongoing Strategic Choices and Management Review, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments conducted an external Strategic Choices Exercise with teams of experts…
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Strategic Choices Exercise Outbrief
May 29, 2013 • By Todd Harrison, Jim Thomas, Mark Gunzinger, Andrew F. Krepinevich, Eric Lindsey, Evan B. Montgomery, and Zack Cooper • Studies
Beyond the Ramparts: The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces
May 10, 2013 • By Jim Thomas and Christopher Dougherty • Studies
Special Operations Forces emerged as one of the most cost-effective “weapons systems” in the U.S. military arsenal and a major source of strategic advantage for the nation.
Nuclear-Conventional Firebreaks and the Nuclear Taboo
April 18, 2013 • By Barry Watts • Studies
This study offers insights into the motivations of countries to acquire nuclear weapons, and how those countries view the role of nuclear weapons in their military and national security strategy.
Looking Beyond the Fog Bank: Fiscal Challenges Facing Defense
April 5, 2013 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
As attention now turns to the FY 2014 budget and the Administration’s much-delayed budget request, the fundamental issues that led to uncertainty and delays in the FY 2013 budget remain unresolved.
The Quadrennial Defense Review: Process, Policy, and Perspectives
February 26, 2013 • By Jim Thomas • Testimony
On February 26, 2013, CSBA Vice President and Director of Studies Jim Thomas testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the Quadrennial Defense Review: Process,…