Defense
How to Fix Iraq
What's wrong with this picture? The world's sole remaining superpower mounts a campaign to depose a brutal dictator and bring democracy to his long-suffering nation. The superpower commits billions of . . .
No Way Out
Of the ill-fated U.S. intervention in Vietnam a generation ago, at least one positive thing may be said: when it came time to depart, little of strategic value was left behind other than America's credibility. . .
Medium Armor and the Transformation of the U.S. Military
The war in Iraq has made one fact clear: the U.S. Army and Marine Corps need units organized around medium armor. Light forces and vehicles are maneuverable but lack force protection and striking power. . .
Shipbuilding: The Navy Needs Help Now
With the Soviet Union long gone and pirates a thing of the past, some people think that America no longer needs a big navy. Navy leaders don't agree, but budgetary pressures are forcing them to take steps . . .
Return to Crawford: Assessing Cambone’s Crystal Ball
On August 23, the Defense Department's Under Secretary for Intelligence, Stephen Cambone, will brief President Bush on military transformation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. This isn't the first time . . .
Air Force & OSD: Different Takes On Transformation?
On August 23, the Defense Department's Under Secretary for Intelligence, Stephen Cambone, will brief President Bush on military transformation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. This isn't the first time. . .
Killing Sead, Endangering U.S. Lives
Air dominance is at the center of the new American way of war and suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), particularly surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), is vital to air dominance. SEAD is pursued through . . .
Weapons: Kerry Should Say What He Supports
According to political analyst Andrew Kohut, the decision of voters to remove a sitting President unfolds in two steps. First, voters have to decide the incumbent has made major mistakes. Then they have to . . .
Pentagon Transformation Plans Begin to Unravel
If there is a season of discontent for Bush Administration defense planners, it must surely be summer. In the summer of 2001, terrorist attacks undercut any pretense that the administration was better prepared . . .
Why Raptor? – The Logic of Buying the World’s Best Fighter
The U.S. Air Force has developed a replacement for its top-of-the-line F-15 fighter called the F/A-22 Raptor. Raptor flew for the first time in 1997 and is now entering high-rate production. This study . . .