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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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

NATO and Ukraine: Reshaping NATO to Meet the Russian and Chinese Challenge

The Russian buildup on the border with Ukraine underscores the need for the United States and its NATO allies to take a far more serious look at how they are shaping the future defense of Europe, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — February 16, 2022

Strategic Triage vs. Strategic Overstretch

The United States must create a credible strategy through the "triage" of emerging global threats or risk "overstretching" its capabilities and resources, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 31, 2022

Afghanistan and the World: The National, Regional, and Global Impact

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will only leave a limited strategic impact on the reputation of the United States but still highlights the failures in the U.S. approach to face a major insurgency, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 26, 2022