This report looks at the US military services struggling to adapt to an expeditionary era. This expeditionary era has emerged from two defining developments. First, due to the collapse of…
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Meeting the Anti-Access and Area-Denial Challenge
May 20, 2003 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich, Robert Work, and Barry Watts • Studies
Preemption in Iraq: Rationale, Risks, and Requirements
January 4, 2003 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
This report addresses the issue of the United States pursuing a preventive war (or what the Bush Administration has labeled “preemptive” war) against Iraq. Preventive wars and attacks are relatively…
The Military-Technical Revolution: A Preliminary Assessment
October 2, 2002 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
This net assessment of the military-technical revolution, issued in July of 1992, is perhaps the best-known assessment prepared by the Office of Net Assessment. It has, I believe, held up well over time. The strategic management issues it raised should still be of special interest to top-level Department of Defense officials.
The Anti-Access Threat and Theater Air Bases
September 24, 2002 • By Christopher Bowie • Studies
The Department of Defense (DoD) in its 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) concluded that the “anti-access” threat—the complex mix of political, geographic, and military factors that could prevent or delay…
The Nuclear Posture Review: How Is the “New Triad” New?
July 29, 2002 • By Kurt Guthe • Studies
In early 2002, the Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled the results of its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). The NPR was conducted to meet a congressional requirement for a “comprehensive review”…