Events

Directed Energy Summit 2018

Event Date: March 21, 2018
Related Expert: Mark Gunzinger

Realizing the Impact of Directed Energy on National Security

Book Talk—American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump

Event Date: January 24, 2018
Related Experts: Thomas G. Mahnken, Eric Edelman, Hal Brands

Please join CSBA for a discussion of Hal Brands's American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump

CSBA Book Talk—Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism: U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security, 1920-2015

Event Date: October 30, 2017
Related Experts: Thomas G. Mahnken, Eric Edelman, Hal Brands

Please join CSBA and the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies for a discussion of Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism

40th Anniversary of The Journal of Strategic Studies

Event Date: June 16, 2017
Related Experts: Thomas G. Mahnken, Eric Edelman, Hal Brands, Toshi Yoshihara

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and The Journal of Strategic Studies hosted a discussion on the state of the field of strategic studies. The discussion included a view of the current state of the field and a look to the future.

A Preview of the Trump Administration’s FY2018 Budget Request

Event Date: May 18, 2017
Related Expert: Katherine Blakeley

Please consider joining CSBA Research Fellow Katherine Blakeley for a preview of the Trump Administration’s FY2018 budget request, where she will present forecasts of the overall defense budget and major service priorities. Kate will discuss the major decision points for the Trump administration, and highlight divergences of the Trump administration’s budget request from the Budget Control Act caps and the FY17 Obama defense budget.

Advanced Strategy Program: Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region

Event Date: May 8, 2017
Related Experts: Thomas G. Mahnken, Toshi Yoshihara, Katherine Blakeley, Hal Brands, Bryan Clark, Jacob Cohn, Mark Gunzinger, Julian Snelder, Jan van Tol

Mid-career professionals in the national security community, please join us for a unique opportunity to receive a graduate-level education in Asia and strategy from topflight scholars and practitioners.

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CSBA Releases Report on History’s Lessons for Contemporary Arms Control Policy

September 22, 2021

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), one of the nation’s premier centers for understanding competition and conflict, this week released Arms Control: Can Its Future Be Found in Its Past?, by CSBA Counselor Amb. Eric S. Edelman.

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CSBA Welcomes Three New Senior Fellows

September 16, 2021

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) today announced the appointment of its newest non-resident senior fellows, adding to its team of world-class defense and security analysts.

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Negotiating from Strength: Washington, Beijing and Climate Change

August 30, 2021

There is growing pressure for the Biden administration to de-escalate tensions with China for the sake of climate cooperation. In a letter published on July 8, climate organizations called on the United States to work on “environmental, human rights, social, and governance standards” with China to avert a new Cold War.

Enticing China to act in support of the Biden administration’s effort to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions will not succeed. China’s significance as the world’s greatest emitter of pollution and Chinese policymakers’ own view of climate change negotiations will render any cooperative strategy ineffective. As our primary strategic rival, China will likely only respond to pressure on climate.

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CSBA Releases Report on Strategic Value of American Energy Resources, Announces Rollout Event

August 30, 2021

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has published its most recent report, Mind the Power Gap: The American Energy Arsenal and Chinese Insecurity, by Christopher Bassler and Ben Noon. The authors assess the security implications of the United States' energy portfolio in relation to China's efforts to expand its own energy assets and position itself as a producer of clean energy. While the U.S. energy resource base is not without vulnerabilities--which the authors discuss, along with potential solutions--they argue that the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to build a secure, robust energy sector have been comparatively uneven, as it continues to rely upon imported fossil fuels and suffers from numerous related environmental and public health consequences.

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CSBA Welcomes New Members of Its Research and Operations Team

August 10, 2021

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), one of the nation’s premier centers for understanding the future of competition and conflict, recently bolstered its analytical and management capabilities with the addition of five new staff members. According to Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken, President and CEO of CSBA, “We are delighted to have these outstanding new members on the CSBA team. Working with our existing staff, each will materially help us respond to the growing demand for CSBA’s insight and expertise across the national security community.”

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CSBA’s Analysis of the 2022 Defense Budget Request

July 30, 2021

In this report, CSBA Fellow and Director of Defense Budget Studies Travis Sharp analyzes the FY 2022 Defense Department Budget Request with a focus not only on comparisons with the previous administration's defense budgets but also on the insights into the current and future strategic priorities for the Biden Administration.

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Events

Directed Energy Summit 2018

Book Talk—American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump

CSBA Book Talk—Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism: U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security, 1920-2015

40th Anniversary of The Journal of Strategic Studies

A Preview of the Trump Administration’s FY2018 Budget Request

Advanced Strategy Program: Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region

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CSBA Releases Report on History’s Lessons for Contemporary Arms Control Policy

CSBA Welcomes Three New Senior Fellows

Negotiating from Strength: Washington, Beijing and Climate Change

CSBA Releases Report on Strategic Value of American Energy Resources, Announces Rollout Event

CSBA Welcomes New Members of Its Research and Operations Team

CSBA’s Analysis of the 2022 Defense Budget Request