Series: Combating Covid-19

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.

Analysis / Forces

Covid-19 Response Update: April 10-April 17

A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from April 10-April 17 by the CSIS International Security Program.

Opinion / Budget

DoD Must Identify Its ‘Crown Jewels’ in Preparation for Fiscal Uncertainty

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.

Opinion / Forces

The Military Can’t Save Us from Covid-19

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.