Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments: The Future of National Security - Innovative research on defense strategy, budgets, and the security environment
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With Russia's recent maneuvers towards NATO-aligned commercial spacecraft, @KakiDahlstrand's report on U.S. space-based deterrence is increasingly relevant. Read more about her argument for investing in and demonstrating counterspace capabilities in "Securing Space Superiority"
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Keep your eyes out for a new piece from CSBA's VP of Research and Studies @evanbmontgomery and Senior Fellow @ToshiYoshihara
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US adversaries collaborate globally: 🇨🇳 has major economic and security investments in Africa and South America, 🇺🇦 is fighting North Korean soldiers who have Iranian drones, 🇷🇺 has helped Tehran target 🇺🇸 forces.
🇺🇸 needs its allies. Tom Mahnken @CSBA reader.foreignaffairs.com/20…
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CSBA President and CEO Thomas G. Mahnken writes about what the U.S. military can learn from the Iran war: how to prepare for long-term conflicts by making use of advanced technologies, hardening against attacks, and working more closely with allies
“The U.S. military needs to work more closely with its allies to meet the challenges they share with Washington,” argues Thomas Mahnken. “Otherwise, the United States risks stretching itself too thin in an increasingly dangerous world.”
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With HASC deliberations over the FY 2027 NDAA underway, check out CSBA Director of Defense Budget Studies Travis Sharp's analysis of last year's Defense Budget Request where he identifies unresolved tensions between defense strategy and investment priorities. Read more here:
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Thank you Mick Ryan @WarintheFuture for including CSBA's recent report, "The Three-Body Problem" in your Big Five recommended reading!
For more insight from Mick, see his substack below:
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For additional information on Chinese nuclear modernization, read CSBA VP of Research and Studies @evanbmontgomery and Senior Fellow @ToshiYoshihara's analysis from @TWQgw
For more on this point, see this piece with my @CSBAdc colleague @ToshiYoshihara tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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The emergence of the three-body problem has been driven by the PRC's dramatic nuclear modernization at an unprecedented pace - with no sign of slowing down.
Read more about China's nuclear buildup in Amb. Eric Edelman's latest for CSBA:
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A new report from @CSBAdc on nuclear command, control, and communication from Amb. Edelman? Sign me up. csbaonline.org/research/publ…
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In "The Three-Body Problem," Ambassador Eric Edelman discusses the novel challenge of deterring two nuclear peers -China and Russia- and the importance of NC3 modernization in the face of a growing threat of nuclear decapitation
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It was an honor to contribute to this report during my time working @CSBAdc. The now-released report offers a thorough dive into the history of U.S. NC3 and its implications for contemporary deterrence challenges.
Upcoming Report: "The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications" by Ambassador Eric Edelman on contending with the growing threat of nuclear decapitation to be published soon!
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CSBA Counselor Ambassador Eric Edelman provides recommendations for an updated nuclear deterrence strategy
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Trump’s Nuclear Review dlvr.it/TSk76j
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It’s clear that the PRC and PLA remain acute threats to U.S. national security. A question I’m thinking about is how Epic Fury could affect U.S. military readiness for a great-power war.
@mgerrydoyle explores this question in his latest piece @Bloomberg, including @becca_wasser @tshugart3 Peter Layton and my takes. @CSBAdc
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Listen to CSBA experts @TylerHacker15 and Luke Widenhouse on the @defaeroreport Air Power Podcast discuss their latest report "Choosing Less Bang for Buck" and how tactical innovations become strategic advantages
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CSBA experts @MalandrinoGreg and @AaronCMarchant1 outline options for a maritime punishment and customized denial strategy against China during a potential protracted great power war in their latest article for @CIMSEC
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New article today in @CIMSEC
Thank you to the editors, and to my co-author, @MalandrinoGreg
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Read CSBA Senior Fellow Thane Clare's insight into the Strait of Hormuz's strategic costs to the U.S. Navy
As long as the Strait of Hormuz remains unsettled, the US Navy faces millions of dollars in extra costs each time it sends a destroyer through the waterway, and such passages on their own are unlikely to reopen it. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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