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General Berger Roundtable at CSBA
On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, CSBA hosted a seminar for General David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. General Berger and his team met with CSBA President Thomas Mahnken and CSBA leadership and research staff to discuss the Commandant’s Planning Guidance, recent CSBA work on the maritime domain and the Western Pacific, operational concepts, emerging technologies, and other critical issues facing the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense.
Did Dollars Follow Strategy? A Review of the FY 2020 Defense Budget
On 1 October, the U.S. federal government ushers in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. If policymakers approve the $738 billion national defense budget – the amount agreed to by the White House and Congressional leaders in a July 2019 agreement – military spending will have increased in real terms for the fifth consecutive year.
U.S. Missile Options in a Post-INF World
In a new CSBA study on the subject, Leveling the Playing Field: Reintroducing U.S. Theater-Range Missiles in a Post-INF World, authors Jacob Cohn, Timothy A. Walton, Adam Lemon, and Toshi Yoshihara explore the potential strategic and operational contributions of ground-launched theater-range missiles to U.S. defense strategy.
Winning Without Fighting and Stealing a March
CSBA Senior Fellow Ross Babbage discusses two new CSBA reports on political warfare campaigns by Russia and China as well as Chinese hybrid warfare operations in the Indo-Pacific region. Babbage and CSBA Counselor Eric Edelman discuss the implications of these global challenges for U.S. and its allies, along with key policy recommendations. Discussion moderated by CSBA President and CEO Thomas Mahnken.
Book Talk: Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy toward Iran by Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh
Join us at 11:30 AM on 26 June for a discussion of Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy toward Iran with Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh, as they examine one of the most underappreciated forces that has shaped modern US foreign policy: American-Iranian relations.
Tightening the Chain: Implementing a Strategy of Maritime Pressure in the Western Pacific
A new CSBA report proposes a U.S.-led military strategy and operational concept to deter Chinese aggression in the Western Pacific and defeat its A2/AD network from the inside-out.