D360’s Combating Covid-19 series serves as the hub for analysis on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic from the CSIS International Security Program. The series assesses the effect of Covid-19 on the defense sector and the role of the military in containing it with weekly updates and other commentaries from CSIS experts.
Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of International Affairs Amb. (ret.) Nina Hachigian joined host Beverly Kirk to talk about the challenges cities face in the Covid-19 pandemic, and why cooperation is a key component of response efforts. They also discuss how the pandemic is impacting national security and the role of women in security issues.
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from April 17-April 24 by the CSIS International Security Program.
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from April 10-April 17 by the CSIS International Security Program.
The Defense Department should start preparing now for an uncertain post-coronavirus budget environment. It should clearly identify the “crown jewel” capabilities it cannot sacrifice, start cutting end strength and lower priority force structure, and prepare for a robust debate over global security commitments and budget constraints.
The federal response to the pandemic has been slow and uneven. And it is true that our civic institutions will sometimes let us down and fail to deliver on what Americans need. But, when they do, it is to other civilians — not the military — that we must turn. The military can’t save us from COVID-19, and we shouldn’t ask it to.
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from April 3-April 10 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Kath Hicks hosts a discussion with four experts on the COVID-19 and the United States military.
There is strong reason to believe that once the Covid-19 pandemic ebbs, there will be a new surge of global protests—perhaps even greater in scale and political consequence than those of 2019.
Mark Cancian offers several considerations that should influence how the firing of the Roosevelt’s Captain should be viewed.
Members of the military can face multiple, sometimes competing, loyalties