Building the 2021 Affordable Military

Report by Clark A. Murdock, Ryan Crotty, and Angela Weaver

Published July 1, 2014

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The CSIS Affordable Military Working Group, and the earlier CSIS Defense Drawdown Working Group, examined the dramatic effects of both fewer and weaker defense dollars in an effort to deal with a deep budget drawdown without significantly weakening national security. This latest report defines a set of strategy options, each with associated capabilities, gleaned from other leading think tank reports as well as the study team’s analysis. The report identifies capability priorities for the 2021 and beyond security environment and recommends a force structure for a 2021 affordable military.

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Defense and Security, Defense Industry, Acquisition, and Innovation, and Geopolitics and International Security
Clark A. Murdock

Clark A. Murdock

Former Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program

Ryan Crotty

Deputy Director and Fellow, Defense Budget Analysis

Angela Weaver

Program Coordinator and Research Assistant, Defense and National Security Group

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