Defense 360

The industrial base review coupled with policy and strategy documents gives DoD and its inter-agency network a great deal of homework for the upcoming year as Samantha Cohen and Andrew Hunter of CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group write in a new commentary.

Even with the Trump administration’s increased defense spending, there is no escaping the trade-off among readiness, modernization, and force structure as CSIS expert Mark Cancian in the International Security Program writes in a new commentary.

Few people would have expected President Trump’s remark on creating a “Space Force” would take us to the point where we are today as Kaitlyn Johnson, research associate with the CSIS Aerospace Security Project writes in a new commentary.

The way in which the U.S. military and intelligence community are organized for space is a serious national security issue as CSIS director of the Aerospace Security Project Todd Harrison writes in a new commentary.

The 2018 National Defense Strategy redefined the geopolitical challenges facing the United States and recognized the “reemergence of long-term, strategic competition” with China and Russia, as Seamus Daniels from International Security Program writes in his commentary.

The United States Commission on National Security in the 21st Century (better known as the Hart-Rudman Commission) darkly concluded that “Americans will likely die on American soil, possibly in large numbers.” 

It's our pleasure to send you the Halloween Edition of the ISP Brief, which has a special treat this month -- photos of the International Security Program's entries in the CSIS Pumpkin Games. You'll see them featured between different sections of the newsletter. Happy Halloween!!!