Publication

This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the US security environment for the 2001-2025 period. The paper is a compilation of 36 security studies and serves as a platform for consensus building regarding the dangers, crises, and threats that are predicted to emerge during this period. The paper attempts to incorporate the most likely characteristics of the future security environment into a single scenario, while heightening the reader's awareness of dissenting viewpoints and plausible wild cards. As such, the paper is primarily a starting point for the public debate on American defense policy for the 2001-2025 period.