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Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond

December 15, 2008 • By Steven Kosiak

The United States has been at war since the end of 2001. In October of that year it began sending forces into Afghanistan. In March 2003, the United States invaded…

Special Operation Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities

November 17, 2008 • By Robert Martinage

Special Operations Forces (SOF) are elite, highly trained military units that conduct operations that typically exceed the capabilities of conventional forces. They have figured prominently in US military operations since…

The US Marine Corps: Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century

November 17, 2008 • By Dakota L. Wood

A Hybrid Service… During the 1920s and 1930s, even as it was engaged in a series of “small wars,” the Marine Corps dedicated itself to solving the “Gallipoli problem”: how…

Military Manpower for the Long Haul

October 15, 2008 • By Steven Kosiak

For more than half a century, the US military has been well known for developing and employing the most advanced weapon systems in the world. However, over the years, perhaps…

The US Defense Industrial Base: Past, Present and Future

October 15, 2008 • By Barry Watts

The emergence, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, of a peacetime defense industry of significant proportions was an unprecedented event in the history of the American republic. Two geopolitical developments…