Assessing Defense Reform Series — Because the number of Guard/reserve GO/FOs has been growing while the number of Guard/reserve troops has been constant, there would appear to be some opportunity for reductions. However, a 25 percent cut would be large and disruptive. Further, the loss of reserve three-star positions will likely be seen as a serious loss of influence in the reserve community.

Assessing Defense Reform Series — The House and the Senate National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bills have several provisions seeking to strengthen the role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This paper examines the proposals to give the chairman some operational authorities. The concern is that global threats like ISIS or peer competitors like Russia and China cross regions and functions and, therefore, involve several COCOMs.

Critical Questions – Five years after the Budget Control Act became law, CSIS’s Todd Harrison looks…

This report examines the interests that a close U.S.-Egyptian bilateral relationship serves and also highlights the consequences of a different kind of relationship. No policy is without costs or drawbacks, but U.S. policymakers need to understand both the likely results of maintaining close ties with Egypt and the likely results of alternatives.

In this report, the CSIS International Security Program analyzes Russian intentions and capabilities in the near to mid-term and the ability of NATO and partner nations to respond effectively to Russian activities in the undersea domain.

In a seminal report, AEI’s Marilyn Ware Center argues for a three-theater force-sizing construct to reflect the actual demands placed upon the U.S. military.

The CNAS Extending American Power (EAP) Project released its final report, which is the culmination of the year-long EAP series co-chaired by Dr. Robert Kagan and the Hon. James P. Rubin.

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) produced a final report based on discussions by the CNAS ISIS Study Group.