Argues that now is the time for Western nations to negotiate a new security architecture for neutral countries in eastern Europe to stabilize... Læs mere
China has achieved near superpower status in both the economic and military realms. The United States has... Læs mere
Considers how best to balance national security and fiscal responsibility during a period of prolonged economic stress and political acrimony - even as the world remains unsettled, from Afghanistan to Iran to Syria to the western Pacific region.
Michael O'Hanlon and Hassina Sherjan have written a superb analysis of the current strategy in Afghanistan. It is an insightful work by two authors with exceptional knowledge and experience.
In 2007 two former US secretaries of state, a defense secretary, and a former senator wrote persuasively in the Wall Street Journal that the time had come to move... Læs mere
Offers an analysis of the future of the world's ground forces: Where are future large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most plausible? Which of these could be important... Læs mere
What issues could provoke actual conflict between the United States and Russia or China? And how could such a conflict be contained before... Læs mere
The United States spends a lot of money on defense: $607 billion in the current fiscal year. But Brookings national... Læs mere
The Brookings Institution has long produced an analysis of America's defense budgets and policies. The war on terror and the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have forced upon this country soaring defense budgets and unprecedented challenges in policymaking.
Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter.
A good deal has been done to improve the safety of Americans on their own soil since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Yet there have been numerous setbacks.
Two important events in 1997--the balanced-budget deal and the completion of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)--promise to shape U.S. military policy for the next several years.