Reports
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Measuring Progress in Iraq
Nobody seems to know how to talk about and evaluate “progress” in Iraq, or the lack thereof. In the context of the confusion, progress should be evaluated along several dimens...
By Colin H. Kahl
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Shaping U.S. Ground Forces for the Future
America’s ground forces — the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) — are under severe strain. Sustaining a high operational tempo has required repeated...
By Michèle Flournoy & Tammy Schultz
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The Left-Hand Side of the Spectrum
The development and maintenance of an advisory capacity in the military is not strictly a decision for the armed services themselves. The legislative and interagency environme...
By USA (Ret.) & Robert Killebrew
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Institutionalizing Adaptation
The most important military component of the Long War will not be the fighting we do ourselves, but how well we enable and empower our allies to fight with us. After describin...
By John A. Nagl
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Phased Transition
The U.S. military will withdraw from Iraq; the question is when and under what conditions. This report will provide a realistic appraisal of America’s enduring interests in Ir...
By James N. Miller & Shawn Brimley
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Inheritance and the Way ForwardThis essay explores the complex nature of the next president’s national security inheritance and offers recommendations for how the next president should begin to chart a new ...
By Kurt Campbell & Michèle Flournoy
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National Security Human Capital Program
After an AttackResponses to a catastrophic bioterror attack are likely to greatly amplify or substantially mitigate the attack’s consequences. No less significant, if our post-attack respons...
By Philipp Bleek, Rachel Kleinfeld & Richard Danzig
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Enduring U.S. Interests in Iraq
Even as forces in Iraq are drawn down, the U.S. has enduring interests in that besieged country and the surrounding region, and these interests will require a significant mili...
By Michèle Flournoy & Shawn Brimley