Defense Strategy and Capabilities

The International Security Program and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy lead CSIS’s defense strategy portfolio, including the global military balance, asymmetric warfare, and regional conflicts.

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Photo: Maj. Christopher Vasquez/U.S. Air Force/DVIDS

Photo: Maj. Christopher Vasquez/U.S. Air Force/DVIDS

Revitalizing Strategic Analysis for a New Era of Competition

Strategic analysis struggles to integrate military power and statecraft to keep pace with Russia and China. Policymakers need to revitalize strategic analysis to create a new cohort of strategic leaders that thinks more critically.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman , Benjamin Jensen , and Adrian Bogart — May 24, 2023

Past Events


Experts


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Seth G. Jones
Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
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Tom Karako
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project
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Kathleen McInnis
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative
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Max Bergmann
Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
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John Schaus
Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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Sean Monaghan
Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program
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Benjamin Jensen
Senior Fellow, Future War, Gaming, and Strategy, and International Security Program