Publications

If and when the P5+1 nations reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, what should the United States do next? Ilan Goldberg and others have a seven-point answer, which includes keeping the nuclear issue front and center and incrementally thawing bilateral relations with Tehran.chevron_right

This report discusses the role of women in senior military and private sector positions. After providing a background on women in the workforce throughout the last fifty years in the military and priv...chevron_right

Should the US Navy invest more in the development of high technology ‘exosuits’ for its shipboard personnel? Andrew Herr and Scott Cheney-Peters believe so, but only if the cost-conscious Navy first identifies the primary purposes for these suits and their required capabilities.chevron_right

This brief discusses the problems the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will now face in a post-ISAF era. The possibility remains, for example, that ANSF units will collapse under the weight of a...chevron_right

This report examines how China and other parties engaged in territorial disputes in the South China Sea advanced and defended their claims between 1995 and 2014. The authors note that China led the fi...chevron_right

Has the Pentagon thought hard enough about the role nuclear weapons might play in its new offset strategy? Elbridge Colby has his doubts, especially when it comes to those scenarios where opponents have advantage-leveling nuclear arsenals of their own.chevron_right

This brief examines the changes in military compensation, including pay and allowances, in the US between 1990 and 2015. The authors also propose a new framework for how the US military, the Departme...chevron_right

The testimony in this transcript focuses on 1) the importance for the US of maintaining military-technical superiority over its competitors so that it can protect its interests; and 2) what the US can...chevron_right

This report examines 1) the political, economic, and military objectives behind China’s cybersecurity system; 2) how Beijing’s cybersecurity infrastructure has developed since the 1990s; and 3) how Ch...chevron_right

Elizabeth Rosenberg and her colleagues believe it’s time for the United States to develop a more robust set of Arctic policies. Not only will they spur greater investment and interest in the region, they will also help shape the nation’s Arctic ethos and policies for decades to come.chevron_right

This paper presents a case study of "The Mission Continues", a US nonprofit organization, and its work supporting veterans through its fellowship program. More specifically, the authors discuss the pr...chevron_right

This report explores the long-term peacetime strategies that the US might pursue in order to maintain its international standing. After laying out the criteria that strategists and policymakers should...chevron_right

This paper looks at some of the ways in which the US and its international coalition partners could more quickly find a negotiated solution to the civil war in Syria. Suggestions include 1) rehabilita...chevron_right

This brief summarizes the May 2014 discussions conducted by delegates to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). The authors provide an over...chevron_right

Will the growing reliance on semi- or fully autonomous weapon systems actually lead to ‘bloodless’ wars? Paul Scharre doesn’t think so. Battlefield automation, however, will enhance opposing forces’ standoff capabilities, survivability and lethality (at least against other machines).chevron_right