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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Terrorism and Counterinsurgency

Defense Budget and the Cost of War

Military Balance

Lessons of War

Energy and Security
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The Biden Transition and U.S. Competition with China and Russia: The Crisis-Driven Need to Change U.S. Strategy
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — January 6, 2021
The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Long Engagements vs. Long Wars
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — December 9, 2020
Chronology of Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — December 8, 2020
The Biden Transition and the Real Impact of U.S. Force Cuts in Afghanistan
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — December 1, 2020
Iran: Looking Beyond the Assassination
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 30, 2020
Failed Reporting and Analysis of the Afghan Peace Process
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 18, 2020
Setting New U.S. Strategic Priorities for a Post-Trump World
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 9, 2020
Afghanistan: The Peace Negotiations Have Become an Extension of War by Other Means
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — October 28, 2020
The Military Dynamics of the Middle East and North Africa
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — October 26, 2020
Analytic Appendix: Additional Data on Detailed Patterns in MENA Arms Transfers
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — October 20, 2020