Building the 2021 Affordable Military

The CSIS Affordable Military Working Group, and the earlier CSIS Defense Drawdown Working Group, examined the dramatic effects of both fewer and weaker defense dollars in an effort to deal with a deep budget drawdown without significantly weakening national security. This latest report defines a set...

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Published in:Policy File 2014
Main Authors: Murdock, Clark A, Crotty, Ryan, Weaver, Angela
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets/Expenditures
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Government
Military strategy
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Summary:The CSIS Affordable Military Working Group, and the earlier CSIS Defense Drawdown Working Group, examined the dramatic effects of both fewer and weaker defense dollars in an effort to deal with a deep budget drawdown without significantly weakening national security. This latest report defines a set of strategy options, each with associated capabilities, gleaned from other leading think tank reports as well as the study team's analysis. The report identifies capability priorities for the 2021 and beyond security environment and recommends a force structure for a 2021 affordable military.