Cultivating a Defense Department Workforce for the Digital Era
Among the top priorities for President Biden’s Department of Defense should be retaining and cultivating a skilled STEM workforce at all levels in the Pentagon.
Topic: Forces
Read the most recent CSIS research on U.S. military force structure.
Covid-19 Response Update: January 8-January 15
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from January 8-January 15 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Surveillance, Situational Awareness, and Warning at the Conventional-Strategic Interface
The expansion of dual-capable delivery systems and the diversification of strategic forms of warfare to include cyber, space, and advanced high precision conventional strike capabilities have sharply eroded structural conventional-nuclear firebreaks firebreaks.
Covid-19 Response Update: December 18-January 8
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from December 18-January 8 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Covid-19 Response Update: December 11-December 18
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from December 11-December 18 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Covid-19 Response Update: December 4-December 11
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from December 4-December 11 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Bad Idea: Disestablishing the Space Force
Despite criticism, the creation of the Space Force as an independent service was a timely, strategically-important decision. It would be a bad idea to roll it back into the Air Force.
Covid-19 Response Update: November 20-December 4
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from November 20-December 4 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Bad Idea: Failing to Think on the Margins of the Defense Budget
Defense budgeting discussions frequently feature all-or-nothing thinking. But considering the marginal costs and benefits of additional spending can lead to better spending decisions.
Covid-19 Response Update: November 13-November 20
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from November 13-November 20 by the CSIS International Security Program.