Information on "Defense Budgets and Spending"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Looking Beyond the Fog Bank: Fiscal Challenges Facing Defense
Author: Todd Harrison
Publisher: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
In this brief, the author looks at the 2014 US defense budget and discusses the long-term structural issues the Pentagon must address. More on «Looking Beyond the Fog Bank: Fiscal Challenges Facing Defense»
March 2013
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21 Mar 2013
China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities
Author: Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report focuses on the potential implications of China’s naval modernization for future required US Navy capabilities. More on «China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities » -
15 Mar 2013
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
Author: Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy’s irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. More on «Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations» -
5 Mar 2013
Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress
Author: Andrew Feickert
Publisher: US Government
This paper discusses the congressional legislative implications of the new US defense strategy, which was unveiled on 26 January 2012. More on «Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress» -
Mar 2013
Light Footprints: The Future of American Military Intervention
Author: Fernando M. Luján
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
With “light footprint” military interventions fast becoming a central part of American strategy, the author examines the utility of this approach and recommends adoption of a new strategic framework to guide it in 'Light Footprints: The Future of Ame... More on «Light Footprints: The Future of American Military Intervention»
February 2013
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19 Feb 2013
The Polish Defence Sector and the Liberalised European Defence Equipment Market
Author: Marcin Terlikowski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This policy brief addresses the implications of a new public procurement law for Poland. More on «The Polish Defence Sector and the Liberalised European Defence Equipment Market» -
6 Feb 2013
US Special Operations Forces (SOF)
Author: Andrew Feickert
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in US military operations, and the Administration has given US SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. More on «US Special Operations Forces (SOF)» -
Feb 2013
Russische Militärrefom – Interview mit Generalleutnant Sarudnizkij
Author: Eberhard Schneider, Wladimir Sarudnizkij
Publisher: Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
In diesem Interview stellt der stellvertretende Generalstabschef und Leiter der operativen Hauptverwaltung des Generalstabs der Streitkräfte der Russischen Föderation, Generalleutnant Wladimir Sarudnizkij, die Ergebnisse der Militärreform vor. More on «Russische Militärrefom – Interview mit Generalleutnant Sarudnizkij»
January 2013
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25 Jan 2013
Balancing Austerity with Ambitions: The (Close) Future of French Defence Policy
Author: Pinar Elman, Marcin Terlikowski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This commentary’s context is the French intervention in Mali, which confirms both the traditional French ambition to play a global security role and its willingness to engage in crisis-torn regions where it has well-established interests. More on «Balancing Austerity with Ambitions: The (Close) Future of French Defence Policy» -
14 Jan 2013
Update on the Trident Successor Programme
Author: Claire Mills
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The program to replace the UK's nuclear deterrent from 2028 onwards continues apace. More on «Update on the Trident Successor Programme»
