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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Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen: Once Again, Is Half a Strategy Better than None?
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 11, 2017
The National Security Economics of the Middle East: Comparative Spending, Burden Sharing, and Modernization
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 23, 2017
Before You Cut Foreign Aid to Fund Defense, Consider Where it Goes and What it Does for U.S. Troops and National Security
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 13, 2017
The Wrong Presidential Memorandum on Defeating ISIS and an Uncertain Memorandum on Rebuilding the U.S. Military
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 2, 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
The Uncertain Trends and Metrics of Terrorism in 2016
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Maxwell B. Markusen — November 29, 2016
The “End State” Fallacy: Setting the Wrong Goals for War Fighting
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 26, 2016
U.S. Wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen: What Are The Endstates?
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 15, 2016
“Defeating” ISIS: The Real Threats and Challenges
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 4, 2016
East Africa and the Indian Ocean Region
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 1, 2016