Quadrennial Defense Review : Assessing U.S. Defense and Security.

Intro -- QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW: ASSESSING U.S. DEFENSE AND SECURITY -- QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW: ASSESSING U.S. DEFENSE AND SECURITY -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW 2010: OVERVIEW AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING* -- SUMMARY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- Preview of Key Issues -- Changing Perspectives on the Global Security Environment -- Key Questions -- Outline of this Chapter -- II. LEGISLATIVE MANDATE FOR THE QDR -- Additional Reports Related to the QDR -- Associated Reports Required by QDR Legislation -- National Security Strategy, National Military Strategy, and National Defense Strategy Reports -- White House National Security Strategy Report -- National Military Strategy Report -- National Defense Strategy Required as Part of the QDR -- Nuclear Posture, Missile Defense Policy, and Space Posture Reports -- III. OVERVIEW OF THE 2010 QDR -- Rebalancing Defense Priorities -- Reforming Defense Business Practices That Are "Relics of the Cold War" -- "Strengthening Relationships" with Regional and Intra-Governmental Partners -- Risk Management Framework -- Risk Assessment in Recent Defense Planning -- Risk Assessment in the 2010 QDR -- IV. WHAT'S NEW IN THE 2010 QDR -- Deemphasizing Two Major Regional Conflicts in Force Planning -- Capabilities for Key Missions -- Defeating Anti-Access Strategies -- Counterinsurgency, Stability, and Counterterrorism Operations -- Building the Capacity of Partner States -- Shaping the Choices of "Nations at a Strategic Crossroads" -- Cyberwar -- Homeland Defense -- WMD Countermeasures -- V. COMMON CRITICISMS OF THE QDR -- Planning Based on Budget Constraints Rather than Strategy -- Failure to Establish Realistic Priorities -- A Diminished Focus on Future Challenges -- Downplaying Threats from Russia and China.

Lack of a National Security Strategy, Unclear Connection between Strategy and Plans, Absence of Long-Term Planning -- Delay in release of National Security Strategy report -- Unclear connection of strategy and force structure -- Lack of long-term planning -- VI. ARE QDRS FAR-REACHING ENOUGH? -- The Evolution of Strategic Thinking in QDRs -- Changes in Service Organization from 1998 to 2003 -- More Far-Reaching Changes in Posture to Reflect QDR Strategy -- Additional measures to bolster homeland defense -- Implications of anti-access strategies for forward deployed forces -- The balance between heavy ground forces and other capabilities -- Specialized forces for foreign internal defense -- The case for adding capabilities to meet new challenges -- VII. SHOULD THE QDR ADDRESS BROADER SECURITY ISSUES? -- When to Use Military Force -- The Effect of Global Financial Trends on Security -- The Effect of Domestic Economic and Budget Trends on Defense Planning -- Cost Growth in Elements of the Defense Budget -- The Evolution of Cold-War Era Alliances -- Global Security Cooperation and Global Rules of Behavior -- The Integration of Defense and Non-Defense Responsibilities in National Security Policy -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- APPENDIX A. CURRENT QDR LEGISLATION AS AMENDED THROUGH THE FY2010 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT -- Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 118 -- 118. Quadrennial defense review -- FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, Provisions Regarding the 2009-2010 Quadrennial Defense Review -- APPENDIX B. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OFFICIAL STRATEGY REPORTS -- Quadrennial Defense Review, Prior, and Related Reports -- National Defense Strategy Reports -- Recent National Security Strategy Reports -- Current Nuclear Posture and Ballistic Missile Defense Reports -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW REPORT* -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

A Complex Environment -- America's Global Role -- Defense Strategy -- Prevail in today's wars -- Prevent and deter conflict -- Prepare to defeat adversaries and succeed in a wide range of contingencies -- Preserve and enhance the All-Volunteer Force -- Rebalancing the Force -- Defend the United States and support civil authorities at home -- Succeed in counterinsurgency, stability, and counterterrorism operations -- Build the security capacity of partner states -- Deter and defeat aggression in anti-access environments -- Prevent proliferation and counter weapons of mass destruction -- Operate effectively in cyberspace -- Guiding the Evolution of the Force -- Taking Care of Our People -- Wounded warrior care -- Managing the deployment tempo -- Recruiting and retention -- Supporting families -- Developing future military leaders -- Developing the total defense workforce -- Strengthening Relationships -- Strengthening key relationships abroad -- Evolving U.S. global defense posture -- Improving unity of effort -- Reforming How We Do Business -- Reforming security assistance -- Reforming how we buy -- Strengthening the industrial base -- Reforming the U.S. export control system -- Crafting a strategic approach to climate and energy -- Balancing for a Complex Future -- MAIN ELEMENTS OF U.S. FORCE STRUCTURE -- Department of the Army -- Department of the Navy -- Department of the Air Force -- Special Operations Forces -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFENSE STRATEGY -- A Complex Environment -- Current Operations -- Key Geopolitical Trends -- Shifting Operational Landscape -- America's Interests and the Roles of Military Power -- U.S. Defense Objectives -- Prevail in Today's Wars -- Prevent and Deter Conflict -- Prepare to Defeat Adversaries and Succeed in a Wide Range of Contingencies -- Preserve and Enhance the All-Volunteer Force -- REBALANCING THE FORCE.

Defend the United States and Support Civil Authorities at Home -- Succeed in Counterinsurgency, Stability, and Counterterrorism Operations -- Build the Security Capacity of Partner States -- Deter and Defeat Aggression in Anti-Access Environments -- Prevent Proliferation and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Operate Effectively in Cyberspace -- Guiding the Evolution of the Force -- Sizing and Shaping the Force -- Force-Sizing Construct -- Prevail -- Prevent and Deter -- Prepare -- Preserve and Enhance -- Main Elements of U.S. Force Structure, FY 2011 - 15 -- Department of the Army -- Department of the Navy -- Department of the Air Force -- Special Operations Forces -- TAKING CARE OF OUR PEOPLE -- Wounded Warrior Care -- Managing the Deployment Tempo -- Recruiting and Retention -- Supporting Families -- Keeping Faith with the Reserve Component -- Developing Future Military Leaders -- Developing the Total Defense Workforce -- STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS -- Strengthening Key Relationships Abroad -- The Role of U. S. Defense Posture -- Toward a Cooperative and Tailored Posture -- Regional Posture Perspectives -- Europe -- The Pacific -- The Greater Middle East -- Africa -- The Western Hemisphere -- Strengthening Interagency Partnerships -- REFORMING HOW WE DO BUSINESS -- Reforming Security Assistance -- Reforming How We Buy -- Developing our people -- Ensuring integrity in the acquisition proces -- Bolstering cost analysis -- Improving program execution -- Lowering military health systems cost -- Institutionalizing Rapid Acquisition Capability -- Strengthening the Industrial Base -- Reforming the U.S. Export Control System -- Crafting a Strategic Approach to Climate and Energy -- A DEFENSE RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK -- Operational Risk -- Force Management Risk -- Institutional Risk -- Future Challenges Risk -- Strategic, Military, and Political Risk.

CONCLUSION: THE WAY AHEAD -- CHAIRMAN'S ASSESSMENT OF 2010 QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW -- Winning Today's Fight: Vital Interests in the Middle East and South Asia -- Health of the Force -- Properly Balance Global Strategic Risk -- Conclusion -- End Notes -- INDEX.

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