Publications

This transcript discusses the challenge of suicide rates among members and veterans of the US all-volunteer force. The participants discuss the problem itself, and the reasons that bring it up. How th...chevron_right

This transcript addresses the topic of US defense strategy under budgetary constraints. It points out how important the decisions concerning budget cuts and strategy reform are because these decisions...chevron_right

The author of this report proposes a new approach to making predictions that affect national security. According to him, long-term strategies should be built not on 'visions' of the future but instead...chevron_right

This report outlines the ends, ways and means of US defense strategy under a range of budgetary constraints. The authors highlight the strategic consequences of these constraints, so that political le...chevron_right

According to this report, "Suicide among service members and veterans challenges the health of America’s all-volunteer force." From 2005 to 2010, service members took their own lives at a rate of appr...chevron_right

The US military relies on prediction to forecast needs and influence the design of major equipment. This report presents 10 propositions regarding prediction. The first five are descriptive. The secon...chevron_right

This testimony examines the supply of rare earth elements and its implications for the US. Reliable access to critical minerals is a matter of both economic and geostrategic importance to the United S...chevron_right

In 2009 Congressional testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee (February 2009), HASC Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs (March 2009), and full House Armed Services Committee...chevron_right

Networks of satellites, ground-based sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles – the assets America uses to monitor and understand environmental change and its consequences – are going dark. By 2016, only ...chevron_right

This detailed case study of Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) suggests several lessons for understanding attempts by other terrorist groups to acquire chemical or biological weapons. This report examines a rare exa...chevron_right

Just three years ago, the debate about the Iraq war was about how to mitigate the worst consequences of possible defeat. With the dramatic changes since then, we can legitimately discuss the extraordi...chevron_right

This transcript discusses the revolutions in the Middle East that started in 2010, the role the Internet played in that and the US reaction to the Arab Spring. It also refers to challenges in the regi...chevron_right

This transcript discusses several aspects of US relations with China and the Asia-Pacific region. It focuses on Chinese military strategy, the US response to that and the general relation to China, Ch...chevron_right

This transcript addresses American foreign policy priorities in an age of uncertainty. The speaker, a member of the Obama staff, explains what is preoccupying the administration, why they do what they...chevron_right

This transcript addresses the situation in Afghanistan in 2011. It starts with a short overview of the operational plan for the US from 2011 until 2014 and discuss in more detail what the role of the ...chevron_right