Mr. Smith is Dead: No One Stands in the Way as Congress Laces Post-Sept. 11 Defense Bills with Pork Winslow Wheeler, a CDI Visiting Fellow, formerly served as a senior analyst for national defense on the Senate Budget Committee. Well known for writing under the pseudonym "Spartacus," Wheeler presents a strong case that pork-barrel politics have become so excessive that Congress is undercutting national security, short-changing good programs and leaving our citizens and our troops more vulnerable than they have to be.
	Homeland Security: A Competitive Strategies Approach This study provides a unique and holistic framework for thinking about homeland security following the unfathomable terrotist acts of Sept. 11, 2001. Such a strategically based approach is obviously wanting at present. Flurries of new proposals to protect almost every aspect of the nation’s infrastructure are proliferating, far faster than any real threats have emerged. (Available in Adobe Acrobat format only)
	Reforging the Sword: Forces for a 21st Century Security Strategy The Project has conducted a study of U.S. military strategy and forces, proposing an alternative force to prepare for the challenges of the first quarter of the 21st century. The study, entitled Reforging the Sword: Forces for a 21st Century Security Strategy, has been released in condensed and full versions. PDF versions: Condensed    Full  (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). A one-page summary of the key recommendations is provided in this Backgrounder (Microsoft Word document). The Issue Brief "Reshaping the Military for Asymmetric Warfare" provides extracts from the report Reforging the Sword that are particularly relevant to asymmetric warfare and counter-terrorism.
	A Swift, Elusive Sword A Swift, Elusive Sword, May 2001, available through Amazon.com, is a novel study of broad national security and military strategy by retired Air Force Col. Chester Richards. The study suggests that ancient strategic wisdom may help solve the dilemma now confronting the U.S. military: spending on defense exceeds that of any combination of potential adversaries, but the services still face cancellation of weapon systems and lack of funds for training, spares, and care and feeding of the troops. The study explores an alternative. Dr. Richards argues that by returning to the historical roots of strategy — people, ideas, and hardware, in that order — U.S. military leaders can break out of the "dollars equal defense" mindset, and create forces more effective for today’s confused world.
	An Assessment of Joint Doctrine Thomas B. Baines, March 2001. Download Microsoft Word file.
	Military Information Operations: A Unifying Paradigm Thomas B. Baines, March 2001. Download MS Word file.
	Reforming the Marketplace: The Industrial Component of National Defense Chester W. Richards, January 2001 Download PDF file. Hard copies are also available by contacting mcorbin@cdi.org.
	An Assessment of Key Military Personnel and Mobility Issues William C. Duesbury, January 2001. Download Word Perfect file.
	New Beginnings Base Closures: The Pentagon estimates it could save over $3 billion annually if it closed unneeded military bases, and Congress has agreed to authorize an additional round of base closures in 2005. “New Beginnings,” a report by CDI Senior Analyst Christopher Hellman and Taxpayers for Common Sense provides a clear analysis of the necessity of base closures and examines the economic impacts of closures on communities. The report is now available on the web at: http://www.taxpayer.net/nationalsecurity/learnmore/BRAC/index.htm.

For further information contact CDI Senior Analyst Marcus Corbin, mcorbin@cdi.org, 202-797-5282.

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