Assessments

The situation resembles a Harry Potter novel in which the characters refuse to utter the name of their adversary, says Andrew Krepinevich, president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a think tank with close ties to the Pentagon.

China Takes Aim at U.S. Naval Might Julian E. Barnes 2012

The anti-access … approach is one of forcing U.S. forces to attack from much longer distances, says Jan van Tol, a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and a retired U.S. Navy captain.

China's military flexes its muscle 2011

Assessments by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center and the Naval Health Research Center "provide no indication at this time on a population-wide basis that burn-pit smoke exposures result in any long-term health risks," Dr. Postlewaite said.

Troops in Mideast Face Breathing Ills Shirley S. Wang 2011

Training might be the most effective way to protect troops, said Dakota Wood, a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a non-partisan think tank in Washington.

Pentagon rushes underwear armor to Afghanistan 2011

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has pointed out (pdf) that the operations and support portion of the base defense budget – which includes costs for recruitment, training, military and civilian personnel pay, and operating and maintaining equipment – has increased.

Think Progress » Spending Freeze Must Include Defense 2010

Assessments began on Tuesday, and Turkey's emergency agency, AFAD, said 3,700 of 7,000 buildings inspected so far were found unsuitable for use, leaving 5,200 people homeless.

Questions Mount as Turkish Toll Rises Marc Champion 2011

The task, says Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, is "What kind of military to do we need in the next 10 years, and what weapons systems could we do without?"

Obama set to reshuffle national security team 2011

Todd Harrison, a defense-spending expert at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a think tank with close ties to the Pentagon, said the president's proposal would close the loophole and "make it harder to circumvent the budget caps."

White House Proposes Cap on Wartime Spending Nathan Hodge 2012

Part of the problem is that military personnel costs are exploding on pace to exceed the entire defense budget by 2030, according to Andrew Krepinevich of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Obama's Defense Drawdown 2012

Training might be the most effective way to protect troops, said Dakota Wood, a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a non-partisan think tank in Washington.

Pentagon rushes underwear armor to Afghanistan 2011