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The Defense360 microsite is the home for research conducted by experts from the CSIS International Security Program (ISP). Defense360 features reliable, nonpartisan analysis and commentary from ISP experts on key elements of national security policy including strategy, budget, forces, acquisition, and reform. This analysis informs policymakers' decisions on the threats and opportunities shaping U.S. interests at home and abroad.
In addition to commentary and analysis, the microsite features Defense360 Series, collections of timely research that address the most pressing questions in national security and provide recommendations for a way forward. Current series include research on defense reform, the outlook for the defense sector, and the presidential transition and its implications on national security.
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Formulating National Security Strategy
Report by Mark F. Cancian , John Schaus , Rick McPeak , Andrew Metrick , Colin McElhinny , Hijab Shah , and Melissa Dalton — October 6, 2017

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Roundtable
Report by Mark F. Cancian and Raymond F. DuBois — September 20, 2017

Prospects for Defense Acquisition in the Trump Administration
Event by Sean O’Keefe , Andrew Philip Hunter , Frank Kendall , and Kathleen H. Hicks — April 5, 2017

Prospects for the Defense Budget in the New Administration
Event by Mark F. Cancian , Todd Harrison , Andrew Philip Hunter , Mackenzie Eaglen , and Richard Kogan — January 23, 2017

Time to Revive Congressional War Powers
Report by Colin McElhinny — January 18, 2017

Use a Strategic Review to Drive Change
Report by Christine Wormuth — January 18, 2017

Defense Reform in a New Administration
Report by Todd Harrison — January 18, 2017

Civilian Control of the Armed Forces
Report — January 11, 2017

Reforming the Civilian Workforce: Two Carrots and Two Sticks
Report by Mark F. Cancian — January 11, 2017

Implementing Security Cooperation Reform to Maximize U.S. Competitiveness Abroad
Report by John Schaus and Melissa Dalton — January 11, 2017
