Nov 20, 2009
Defense and Security
- Analyzing aspects of defense and security, including acquisition and resources, homeland security, strategy, reconstruction, nuclear issues, and terrorism.
Sub-Topics
- Understanding issues such as the health and management of the global defense industrial base and those related to defense reform.
- Providing strategic thinking about how institutions are structured to guard against a range of threats to the United States.
- Analyzing the threats and opportunities shaping global security.
- Analyzing a host of issues, including the global military balance, asymmetric warfare, and regional conflicts
- Investigating a range of nuclear issues, including the security of existing weapons and materials, international nonproliferation regimes, and the human infrastructure needed to support capabilities and to deal with challenges.
- Finding better ways for the United States and its local and international partners to build peaceful and functioning societies in weak and war-torn states.
- Analyzing the threat of terrorism and working to develop a response that includes international dialogue and a cohesive effort by diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and intelligence personnel.
