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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.

December 4, 2020 — Adam Saxton, Nidal Morrison, Mark Cancian
Analysis / Forces

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.

November 20, 2020 — Adam Saxton, Nidal Morrison, Mark Cancian
Analysis / Reform, Strategy

Nuclear Command and Civilian Control: Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Nuclear Weapons

In the nuclear realm, the challenge of civilian control is solved with presidential authority. Understanding and addressing the concessions that presidents might make to military expertise surfaces the precarious nature of civilian nuclear command and control.

November 18, 2020 — Alice Hunt Friend, Reja Younis
Analysis / Forces

Covid-19 Response Update: November 6-November 13

A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from November 6-November 13 by the CSIS International Security Program.

November 13, 2020 — Mark Cancian, Adam Saxton, Nidal Morrison
Analysis / Acquisition, Forces

Modernizing the Nuclear Enterprise in the Era of Rapid Prototyping

The U.S. nuclear enterprise is going through a cycle of modernization that touches practically every system in the arsenal. This modernization push requires the nuclear enterprise to engage deeply with the defense acquisition system in a way it has not since its last major modernization cycle in the 1980s.

November 11, 2020 — Andrew Hunter
Analysis / Forces

Covid-19 Response Update: October 30-November 6

A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from October 30-November 6 by the CSIS International Security Program.

November 6, 2020 — Mark Cancian, Adam Saxton, Nidal Morrison
Analysis / Forces, Strategy

Adapting to the Hypersonic Era

Conventional hypersonic strike weapons may undermine deterrence by complicating early-warning and increasing the vulnerability of forward-based forces to surprise attack below the nuclear threshold. Nevertheless, history shows that adaptation to strategically disruptive technologies is possible.

November 2, 2020 — Ian Williams
Analysis / Forces

Covid-19 Response Update: October 23-October 30

A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from October 23-October 30 by the CSIS International Security Program.

October 30, 2020 — Mark Cancian, Adam Saxton, Nidal Morrison
Analysis / Forces

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2021: Army

The Army plans for a slow expansion while continuing to take steps towards modernization for great power conflict. In the second white paper in his series on U.S. forces, CSIS’s Mark Cancian analyzes the Army’s plans and challenges for growth and modernization.

October 28, 2020 — Mark Cancian
Analysis / Forces

Buttressing Institutional Integrity in an Election Year: Federal Force Deployment during L.A. Riots (1992)

The last time a U.S. President invoked the Insurrection Act was in response to the 1992 L.A. Riots. This vignette highlights how federal forces were mobilized to address the unrest in L.A.

October 27, 2020 — Devi Nair, Melissa Dalton, Suzanne Spaulding
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