CSBA in the News

National security and defense issues did not play prominently in the campaign, and when they did the discussion was largely thematic: strong or weak on defense, leading or following against Islamic terrorism, etc. 

The Army needs to take its concept and undertake a series of wargames focused on real-world contingencies, particularly those relating to the defense of the First Island Chain in the Pacific and NATO’s frontline states in Eastern Europe.

That’s the bottom line of a study I produced along with several colleagues as part of “Developing Alternative Defense Strategies 2016,” an exercise organized by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, where groups from five think tanks used CSBA’s “Strategic Choices” software to reimagine the U.S. military budget.

Turkey has made it clear it wants a role in the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS, creating tensions within Iraq. Defense News Associate Editor Aaron Mehta discusses the situation with a panel of experts.

“Regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, the Japan-US alliance will continue to be the foundation of the security of the Western Pacific Region.

Kate Blakeley, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments who previously worked at the Congressional Research Service, said splitting the $6 billion OCO supplemental between supporting troop levels in Afghanistan and the fight against ISIL would give both Democrats and Republicans “additional ammunition in the upcoming budget fight.”