Military Balance

Burke Chair reports in Military Balance provide regularly updated data, charts, maps and analyses on the global military balance and regional military balances

These studies summarize the global military balance in graphic and tabular form, as well as extensive analysis of real-world warfighting capabilities. The studies are divided by region and sub-region, and cover the trends in conventional forces, nuclear forces, arms proliferation, military efforts and spending, procurement and arms import activity, force modernization, and force quality. Included are military balances on Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, the Levant, NATO and Europe, the Global Nuclear Balance, and proliferation of WMD. Each balance differs in content to reflect the varying tensions and force trends in each respective region. The individual balances are also tailored to support qualitative as well as quantitative analysis, as well as analysis of arms control issues. In some regions, notably the Middle East, the military data are supplemented by extensive data on economic, demographic, and energy trends.

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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

U.S. National Security: Looking beyond the War in Ukraine

The United States must develop an effective strategy to respond not only to the Russian invasion in Ukraine but also to the altered global military balance, writes CSIS's Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 23, 2022