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Military Strategy - Related http://csis.org/topic-related/6/publication A list of publications related to this topic en U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Impact of China and Russia http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-impact-china-and-russia <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-impact-china-and-russia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ecurran 35018 at http://csis.org The Real Issues in Afghanistan: Looking Beyond Undefined Policy Statements and Slogans http://csis.org/publication/real-issues-afghanistan-looking-beyond-undefined-policy-statements-and-slogans <p>Secretary’s Panetta’s comment about ending the US combat role in Afghanistan in 2013, and focusing on building up Afghan forces, have triggered a predictable firestorm of criticism, guesswork, and speculation.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/real-issues-afghanistan-looking-beyond-undefined-policy-statements-and-slogans">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security Featured Military Strategy Mobile Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34983 at http://csis.org The “New” US Defense Strategy and the FY2013 US Defense Budget: The Details of What the Department Has Said to Date http://csis.org/publication/new-us-defense-strategy-and-fy2013-us-defense-budget-details-what-department-has-said-da <p>During the last month, the US Department of Defense has issued a series of announcements, and two white papers summarizing its “new” approach to strategy and the decisions it is making in its FY2013 budget submission to cut the size and cost of US military forces.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/new-us-defense-strategy-and-fy2013-us-defense-budget-details-what-department-has-said-da">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security Military Strategy Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34899 at http://csis.org US and Iranian Strategic Competition In Sanctions, Energy, Arms Control, and Arms Transfers http://csis.org/publication/us-iranian-strategic-competition-sanctions-energy-arms-control-and-arms-transfers <p>Tightening sanctions and Iran’s reactions have become a race against time. Every day brings a new event as the competition between the US and Iran plays out on a global level.  The Burke Chair at CSIS is issuing a new report that puts this competition in a broader perspective,  as part of its on-going series on US and Iranian strategic competition.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-iranian-strategic-competition-sanctions-energy-arms-control-and-arms-transfers">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change Military Strategy Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34805 at http://csis.org The FY2013 Defense Budget Submission: Strategy is Easy (and Usually Vacuous); Money is Hard (And Only Meaningful if Used Wisely) http://csis.org/publication/fy2013-defense-budget-submission-strategy-easy-and-usually-vacuous-money-hard-and-only-m <p>The Obama Administration announced a new strategy early this month, but one in which it failed to provide meaningful details as to changes in deployments, force levels and plans, procurement plans, and spending.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/fy2013-defense-budget-submission-strategy-easy-and-usually-vacuous-money-hard-and-only-m">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34792 at http://csis.org Key Risks in the New Defense Guidance: What Kind of War and Where? http://csis.org/publication/key-risks-new-defense-guidance-what-kind-war-and-where <p>On January 5, the president announced new foundational defense guidance. Fiscal challenges clearly dictated the timing of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) most recent comprehensive review. However, new guidance was essential at some point if DoD was to transition into the post–Iraq/Afghanistan world in the most deliberate and responsible way possible.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/key-risks-new-defense-guidance-what-kind-war-and-where">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34701 at http://csis.org Needed: A National Economic Security Lens http://csis.org/publication/needed-national-economic-security-lens <p>Last October, a U.S. intelligence report to Congress revealed that foreign economic espionage worth billions of dollars is being driven by China and Russia and represents a “significant and growing” threat to the nation’s prosperity and security.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/needed-national-economic-security-lens">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Homeland Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Terrorism Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ecurran 34622 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3 <p>Edited by Carl Baker and Brad Glosserman</p> <p>January 2012, Vol. 13, No. 3 – (September–December 2011)</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34625 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Regional Overview http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview <p>It’s been an Asia-centric four months. The US proclaimed America’s “pivot” toward Asia, while North Korea faced a pivotal moment following the death of Kim Jong Il.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34626 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Japan http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-japan <p>Prime Minister Noda accomplished important steps including the selection of the F-35 as Japan’s next-generation fighter, relaxing the three arms export principles, and announcing a decision to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership – all of which demonstrated Tokyo’s readiness to revive the economy and strengthen security ties and capabilities.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-japan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34627 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-China http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-china <p>A spate of measures taken by the Obama administration to bolster US presence and influence in the Asia-Pacific was met with a variety of responses from China. Official reaction was largely muted and restrained; media responses were often strident and accused the US of seeking to contain and encircle China.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34629 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea <p>South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s state visit to the US attested to the strength of the relationship and the personal ties between Presidents Obama and Lee. The timely passage of the KORUS FTA in the US was the big deliverable for the summit.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34630 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Southeast Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-southeast-asia <p>With visits to Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and Burma, President Obama and Secretaries Clinton and Panetta demonstrated the US commitment to the region despite concern over the anticipated decline in the US defense budget. Generally, the additional US forces are seen as evidence of Washington’s decision to remain involved in regional security.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34632 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Taiwan http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-taiwan <p>The campaign leading to the Taiwan’s Jan. 14 presidential election has dominated cross-strait developments. Opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen has continued her rejection of the “1992 consensus” and criticized President Ma Ying-jeou for suggesting he might consider negotiating a peace accord with Beijing.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-taiwan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34634 at http://csis.org Transition in the Afghanistan-Pakistan War: How Does This War End? http://csis.org/publication/transition-afghanistan-pakistan-war-how-does-war-end <p>The future of Afghanistan and Pakistan will be shaped by the way in which the US, NATO/ISAF, and major aid donors interact with the Afghan and Pakistani governments as they “transition” by withdrawing their forces and cutting their spending and aid.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/transition-afghanistan-pakistan-war-how-does-war-end">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34597 at http://csis.org Critical Issues for 2012 http://csis.org/publication/critical-issues-2012 <p> </p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/critical-issues-2012">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Mobile Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34551 at http://csis.org Critical Questions for 2012 http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012 <p><a name="top" id="top"></a>From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34505 at http://csis.org Challenges to American Access: The Joint Operational Access Concept and Future Military Risk http://csis.org/publication/challenges-american-access-joint-operational-access-concept-and-future-military-risk <p>The recently released Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) foreshadows an era of increased constraints on U.S. military actions abroad. The reality is that U.S. military power now competes on a substantially more complicated playing field in a number of important regions around the world. As a consequence, U.S.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/challenges-american-access-joint-operational-access-concept-and-future-military-risk">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Military Strategy Mobile Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34449 at http://csis.org The Afghan War At the End of 2011: A Status Report http://csis.org/publication/afghan-war-end-2011-status-report <p>If the US and its allies are to achieve any meaningful form of victory in Afghanistan, they must make a realistic assessment of progress to date.  They must develop and begin to implement realistic transition plans during the first half of this year. The Burke chair at CSIS has developed a two-part report that shows the progress made to date in the war.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/afghan-war-end-2011-status-report">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34423 at http://csis.org Iran and the Threat to "Close" the Gulf http://csis.org/publication/iran-and-threat-close-gulf <p>There is nothing new about Iran’s threat to close the Gulf, but it does need to be put in context. Iran is reshaping its military forces to steadily increase the threat to Gulf shipping and shipping in the Gulf of Oman, It also is gradually increasing its ability to operate in the Indian Ocean.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/iran-and-threat-close-gulf">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change International Security Military Strategy Regional Analysis Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34375 at http://csis.org The Real Outcome of the Iraq War: US and Iranian Strategic Competition in Iraq http://csis.org/publication/real-outcome-iraq-war-us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-iraq <p>The events of the last few days have made it all too clear that the US celebrated the end of the Iraq War without any realism as to the impact of the war and US occupation or the fact that the real result has been to create a new theater of competition between the US and Iran.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/real-outcome-iraq-war-us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-iraq">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34207 at http://csis.org The Death of the DPRK Leader http://csis.org/publication/death-dprk-leader <p>North Korea’s state television Korean Central News Agency made an official announcement that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died at 8:30am on December 17. The announcement made two days after his death reported that he had died of a massive heart attack caused by stress and overwork while he was on a train for a field tour outside Pyongyang. He was 69 years old.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/death-dprk-leader">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance International Security Military Strategy Mobile Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ecurran 34178 at http://csis.org The End of the War in Iraq: A Graphic Overview http://csis.org/publication/end-war-iraq-graphic-overview <p>The US has sharply cutback its reporting on the Iraq War since the spring of 2011. There are, however, still a number of sources that help put both the Iraq War and the current state of Iraq into perspective.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/end-war-iraq-graphic-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ecurran 34156 at http://csis.org Instability in Syria http://csis.org/publication/instability-syria <p>Syria’s stability and its role in regional security politics have become steadily more uncertain since early 2011. The country has now experienced eight months of popular protests. Despite a lack of political cohesion or unity of purpose among the country’s opposition forces, rural areas and smaller cities continue to experience increasingly armed unrest.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/instability-syria">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34099 at http://csis.org The "End" of the War in Iraq? http://csis.org/publication/end-war-iraq <p>It is all too clear that most Americans want the war in Iraq to be over. A Gallup poll in October found that 75% approved of President Obama’s withdrawal of U.S. troops, although Americans divide sharply by party: 96% Democrats, 77% independents, and 43% Republicans. There are good reasons for such feelings. In spite of U.S.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/end-war-iraq">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34062 at http://csis.org Super Committee Fallout and the Implications for Defense http://csis.org/publication/super-committee-fallout-and-implications-defense <p>The “Super Committee” did not produce any plan for deficit reduction, setting in motion mandated cuts under sequestration. How did we get here? What happens next? What does it mean for the Department of Defense?</p> <p><strong>Q1: How did we get here?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/super-committee-fallout-and-implications-defense">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 33923 at http://csis.org The Outcome of Invasion: US and Iranian Strategic Competition in Iraq http://csis.org/publication/outcome-invasion-us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-iraq <p>Iraq has become a key focus of the strategic competition between the United States and Iran. The history of this competition has been shaped by the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), the 1991 Gulf War, and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Since the 2003 war, both the US and Iran have competed to shape the structure of Post-Saddam Iraq’s politics, governance, economics, and security.  </p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/outcome-invasion-us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-iraq">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 33835 at http://csis.org Pakistan Crisis and Its Impacts on the Afghan Transition http://csis.org/publication/pakistan-crisis-and-its-impacts-afghan-transition <p>The outcome of latest US crisis with Pakistan is still unclear.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pakistan-crisis-and-its-impacts-afghan-transition">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Terrorism Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 33840 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 12 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-12 <p>Compared to April last year, when we met to discuss issues surrounding our alliance, the state of the US-Japan alliance is much improved. In the first half of 2010, our alliance was at rock bottom.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-12">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33824 at http://csis.org PacNet #67 - The Australian Canary http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-67-australian-canary <p>“No, thanks.”</p> <p>That, in summary, is the response of Hugh White to the recent announcement that the US would be sending marines on permanent rotation to Darwin, along with naval and air forces that would have increased access to facilities in northern Australia.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33767 at http://csis.org US and Iranian Strategic Competition in the Gulf States and Yemen http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-southern-gulf-arabia-and-yemen <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-southern-gulf-arabia-and-yemen">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 33734 at http://csis.org The National Security Implications of a Balanced Budget Amendment http://csis.org/publication/national-security-implications-balanced-budget-amendment <p>The passage of the Budget Control Act (BCA) has broad implications for every program and agency that is funded through the Federal budget process, but consequences for the American defense and national security apparatus are both unique and important to analyze.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/national-security-implications-balanced-budget-amendment">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 33531 at http://csis.org U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: Peripheral Competition Involving Latin America and Africa http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-peripheral-competition-involving-latin-america-and- <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-peripheral-competition-involving-latin-america-and-">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 33446 at http://csis.org Defense Budget Cuts and Non-Traditional Threats to US Strategy: An Update http://csis.org/publication/defense-budget-cuts-and-non-traditional-threats-us-strategy-update <p>The US Congress has passed budget legislation that threatens devastating cuts in national security funding if the Congress does not act to find meaningful solutions to the nation’s debt and deficit problems by the end of 2011. These cuts, however, are only one of several non-traditional threats to US security.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/defense-budget-cuts-and-non-traditional-threats-us-strategy-update">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Military Strategy Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 33403 at http://csis.org U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Gulf Military Balance http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-gulf-military-balance <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-gulf-military-balance">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 33361 at http://csis.org Endangered Ground Forces? http://csis.org/publication/endangered-ground-forces <p>Tomorrow General Raymond Odierno, the chief of staff of the Army, and General James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on the potential impact of sequestration.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/endangered-ground-forces">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ecurran 33336 at http://csis.org Iran and the Gulf Military Balance http://csis.org/publication/iran-and-gulf-military-balance Military Strategy Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 33269 at http://csis.org U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Proxy Cold War in the Levant, Egypt and Jordan http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-proxy-cold-war-levant-egypt-and-jordan <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-proxy-cold-war-levant-egypt-and-jordan">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 33252 at http://csis.org Iraq and US Strategy in the Gulf: Shaping US Plans after Withdrawal http://csis.org/publication/iraq-and-us-strategy-gulf-shaping-us-plans-after-withdrawal <p>President Obama’s announcement of a withdrawal of all US combat forces from Iraq by the end of 2011 will result in a major power vacuum in the region – and the Middle East abhors a vacuum.  Officials from Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia have all previously expressed reservations about Iranian involvement in Iraq, and it is clear that this withdrawal will give Iran increased le</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/iraq-and-us-strategy-gulf-shaping-us-plans-after-withdrawal">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 33210 at http://csis.org Iran’s Accelerating Military Competition with the US and Arab States – Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Capabilities http://csis.org/publication/irans-accelerating-military-competition-us-and-arab-states-chemical-biological-and-nucle <p>Iran’s foiled assassination plot against Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US, Adel al-Jubeir, raises questions about Iran’s judgment and which elements within the regime are in control of the country’s decision-making process. If successful, such an act could have lead the country into diplomatic isolation or war.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/irans-accelerating-military-competition-us-and-arab-states-chemical-biological-and-nucle">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Military Strategy Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 33086 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 11 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-11 <p>The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Pacific Forum CSIS were pleased and honored to again co-host the 17th annual Japan-US Security Seminar on March 25-26, 2011. This year’s seminar convened under trying circumstances.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-11">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33060 at http://csis.org U.S. Ground Force Capabilities through 2020 http://csis.org/publication/us-ground-force-capabilities-through-2020 <p>As an era of greater austerity rushes in, policymakers face numerous difficult choices about how to prioritize shrinking resources. This study is an effort to inform those choices in the particular area of U.S. ground force capabilities, based on an examination of how well current plans align with potential future challenges ground forces might be called upon to address.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-ground-force-capabilities-through-2020">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 32940 at http://csis.org U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Sanctions game: Energy, Arms Control, and Regime Change http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-sanctions-game-energy-arms-control-and-regime-chang <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-sanctions-game-energy-arms-control-and-regime-chang">read more</a></p> Energy and Climate Change International Security Military Strategy Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 32864 at http://csis.org Seeing Through the Fog: Transitional Governments in Libya and Elsewhere http://csis.org/publication/seeing-through-fog-transitional-governments-libya-and-elsewhere <p>On October 6, 2011, Dr. Jon Alterman delivered a talk at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, VA, entitled “Seeing Through the Fog: Transitional Governments in Libya and Elsewhere.”  The talk drew on experience with transitions around the world to caution patience, identify the perils of U.S.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/seeing-through-fog-transitional-governments-libya-and-elsewhere">read more</a></p> Economic Development and Reconstruction Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 dholodnik 33036 at http://csis.org Strategic Defense Reviews http://csis.org/publication/strategic-defense-reviews <p>On August 3 and 4, 2011, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted approximately 65 participants at a conference and workshop to consider how to best guide partner states through the strategic defense review (SDR) process.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/strategic-defense-reviews">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security Military Strategy Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 32768 at http://csis.org Maghrebian Militant Maneuvers: AQIM as a Strategic Challenge http://csis.org/publication/maghrebian-militant-maneuvers-aqim-strategic-challenge <p>Even as Libyan rebels seize Tripoli and Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s repressive regime crumbles, the potential for violence stemming from North Africa may be growing. The Libyan conflict and the larger “Arab Spring” may represent a boon for one of al Qaeda’s most seasoned affiliates, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/maghrebian-militant-maneuvers-aqim-strategic-challenge">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ecurran 32711 at http://csis.org US and Iranian Strategic Competition: Competition in Iraq http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-competition-iraq <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-competition-iraq">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 32692 at http://csis.org Afghanistan and Pakistan: Continuing Security Challenges For the United States http://csis.org/publication/afghanistan-and-pakistan-continuing-security-challenges-united-states <p>The US confronts a wide range of challenges if it is to win the Afghan conflict in any meaningful sense, and leave a stable Afghanistan and Pakistan:</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/afghanistan-and-pakistan-continuing-security-challenges-united-states">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Terrorism Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32594 at http://csis.org U.S. Policy after the UN Vote http://csis.org/publication/us-policy-after-un-vote <p>The coming vote on statehood for Palestine will be a tragedy. This will not be because the Palestinians do not deserve a state, but because yet another year will have passed in which all of the milestones on the road to peace will have been largely negative.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-policy-after-un-vote">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Mobile Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 32569 at http://csis.org Iraq and US Strategy in the Gulf http://csis.org/publication/iraq-and-us-strategy-gulf <p>During the coming months, the US must reshape its strategy and force posture relative to Iraq and the Gulf States. It must take account of its withdrawal of most of its forces from Iraq, and whether or not it can give real meaning to the US-Iraqi Strategic Framework Agreement.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/iraq-and-us-strategy-gulf">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Governance International Security Military Strategy Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ecurran 32417 at http://csis.org