As fiscal year 2010 draws to a close and the economy struggles to recover from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, the federal government faces a number of fiscal…
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Sustaining America’s Strategic Advantage in Long-Range Strike
September 14, 2010 • By Mark Gunzinger • Studies
The ability to conduct long-range strike operations has long provided the United States with a decisive military advantage over its enemies. Today, that advantage is dissipating
Evaluating Options for a Sustainable Defense
July 20, 2010 • By Todd Harrison • Testimony
As the economy struggles to emerge from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, the federal government faces a dire fiscal situation. The budget deficit is projected to reach as…
Analysis of the FY 2011 Defense Budget
June 29, 2010 • By Todd Harrison • Studies
The Obama Administration’s FY 2011 budget request includes a total of $712 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD). The base budget for the Department includes $549 billion in discretionary…
National Security Strategy in an Era of Growing Challenges and Resource Constraints
June 15, 2010 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Briefs
The United States is struggling to emerge from the greatest peacetime economic downturn since the Great Depression. Known as the Great Recession, the country’s current fiscal difficulties seem unlikely to…