Defense Budget and the Cost of War
Burke Chair reports on the Defense Budget assess the complex mix of challenges facing America’s defense spending plans including strategy, force levels, and long-term and short-term goals
Reports include analysis of America’s military posture shifting away from wars of counterinsurgency to strategic partnerships with regional allies, assessment of US budget requests, and the impact of sequestration and other defense spending cuts on US deterrence and warfighting capabilities.
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Web Book: The Military Balance in the Koreas and Northeast Asia
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 31, 2017
The Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees: Playing into the Hands of Fear, Prejudice, ISIS, and al Qaeda
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 30, 2017
Iran, Mattis, and the Real Threat to U.S. Strategic Interests in the Middle East
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 10, 2017
The Need for a New U.S. Force Planning Exercise
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 22, 2016
The New White House Drone Report
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 5, 2016
A Public Relations Exercise without Meaningful Transparency
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 1, 2015
Strategy, Grand Strategy, and the Emperor's New Clothes
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 17, 2015
The FY2016 Defense Budget and US Strategy: Key Trends and Data Points
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 6, 2015
Boots on the Ground: The Realities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 13, 2015
All Spin and No Substance: The Need for a Meaningful Obama Strategy
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 21, 2015