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Somali Piracy: Not Just a Naval Problem

April 14, 2009 • By Martin Murphy

THE CONTINUITY OF PIRACY The hijacking of the 17,000 ton container ship Maersk Alabama off the Indian Ocean coast of Somalia on April 8th, 2009 was the first occasion when…

Near-Term Prospects for Battlefield Directed Energy

January 5, 2009 • By Tom Ehrhard, Andrew F. Krepinevich, and Barry Watts

For more than a decade, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) has closely followed emerging technologies that, integrated with new operational concepts and organizational structures, offer the potential…

A Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower: An Assessment

March 26, 2008 • By Jan van Tol and Robert Work

Since the end of the Cold War, the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Coast Guard have been in search of a new maritime strategy—a new naval Holy Grail….

The Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration Program: A New Dawn For Naval Aviation?

May 10, 2007 • By Tom Ehrhard and Robert Work

Aircraft carriers are one of America’s key power-projection systems. To ensure their continued operational effectiveness and survivability in the future security environment, they need to be equipped with new air…

The Reserves and Homeland Security: Proposals, Progress, Problems Ahead

June 19, 2002 • By James Carafano

The 2002 Defense Authorization Act requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the Defense Department’s efforts in counterterrorism and homeland security. The report is due to be…