In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council released Global Trends 2025 which argued that “the international system–as constructed following the Second World War–will be almost unrecognizable by 2025 owing to the rise of emerging powers, a globalizing economy, a historic transfer of relative wealth and economic power from West to East, and the growing influence of non-state actors…
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Defense Department Initiatives
September 30, 2010 • By Todd Harrison • Testimony
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…
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…