U.S. Strategic and Defense Efforts

Burke Chair reports on U.S. Strategic and Defense Efforts analyzes the roles, missions, and necessities of the U.S. defense apparatus, with concurrent respect to the realities shaping needs and priorities in defense planning and execution

As part of an ongoing working assessment of Department of Defense strategic, tactical, budgetary, and organizational priorities, these reports incorporate a wide array of defense prerogatives, from homeland defense and security, to overseas warfighting capabilities.

Further emphasis is placed on costing and prioritization of resources, as well the synchronization of efforts across military, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Issues covered in these reports include but are not limited to, personnel issues and the issue of “overstretch”; strategic and planning challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan; meeting the needs of the active and reserve military; U.S. force transformation; interoperability and international alliances; and the challenge of creating an effective interagency process.

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Appendix A: The Changing Defense Industrial Base: Some Indicators

There is a serious the rate of change both within a narrow definition of the defense industrial base and in terms of how a defense industrial base fits into the broader patterns of military civil competition, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 19, 2022

The Need for a New NATO Force Planning Exercise

NATO must revitalize its force planning process to revitalize its deterrence and defense capabilities, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — July 14, 2022

The Ukraine War: Preparing for the Longer-Term Outcome

The United States and NATO must begin to develop a new strategy to counter Russian confrontation when the momentum for military change is now, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — April 14, 2022