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Adapting military forces and other national security instruments for the 21st century is one of the most significant challenges faced by the United States and its allies and partners. How they tackle this challenge will have profound and far-reaching implications for their ability to protect and advance security interests, and for domestic politics, the global economy, and the defense industrial base.


Independent Commission on the Security Forces of IraqIndependent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq is the report that CSIS provided support for as appointed by Congress to assess the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).

Beyond Goldwater NicholsFacilitating a Dialogue among Senior-Level DoD Officials on National Security Priorities: A Methodological Note

The Future of the National Guard and Reserves is the latest release from the Beyond Goldwater-Nichols project.

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» Mark Bellamy
 Senior Fellow in Residence, Africa Program and International Security Program
» Guy Ben-Ari
 Fellow, International Security Program
» David J. Berteau
 Senior Adviser and Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
» Kurt Campbell
 Advisory Board Member
» Paul F. Chamberlin
 Adjunct Fellow
» Pierre Chao
 Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
» Anthony H. Cordesman
 Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy
» Richard Danzig
 Sam Nunn Prize Fellow, International Security Program
» Stephen Flanagan
 Senior Vice President, Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security and Director of International Security Program
» Michèle A. Flournoy
 Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
» Nathan Freier
 Senior Fellow, International Security Program
» Kathleen Hicks
 Senior Fellow, International Security Program
» Chen Kane
 Fellow, International Security Program
» Clark A. Murdock
 Senior Adviser, International Security Program
» David R. Scruggs
 Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
» William H. Siefken
 Senior Associate (Non-resident), Defense Industrial Initiative Group and New European Democracies Project
» Jeffrey B. Taliaferro
 Military Fellow, International Security Program
» William J. Taylor, Jr.
 Senior Adviser, International Security Program
» Harlan Kenneth Ullman
 Senior Associate (Non-resident)
» Anne A. Witkowsky
 Senior Associate (Non-resident), Homeland Security Program
» Christine E. Wormuth
 Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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