POLICY BRIEF
August 26, 2014
The Littoral Combat Ship: The Warship That Can’t Go to War
by Jacob Marx
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is the Navy’s response to perceived changes in naval warfare and falling budgets. In theory, the LCS is a multifaceted and cost-effective answer to these requirements. In reality, the LCS is an overpriced, underperforming vessel that does not meet current needs and is a bad deal for taxpayers...
REPORT
August 25, 2014
Evaluation of the Danish Peace and Stabilisation Fund
by CIP
The Peace and Stabilisation Fund (PSF) was established under the 2010-2014 Danish Defence Agreement as a cross-government funding pool to support stabilisation and conflict prevention initiatives at the nexus of security and development. Between 2010 and 2014, the Fund was allocated DKK 941.4 million. Half is official development assistance (ODA); half is non-ODA resources from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)...
REPORT
January 22, 2014
Promising the Sky: Pork Barrel Politics and the F-35 Combat Aircraft
by William D. Hartung
Lockheed Martin's assertions that the development and construction of the F-35 combat aircraft sustains 125,000 jobs in 46 states are exaggerated says Hartung, and his latest report documents how the real number is roughly half of what Lockheed Martin claims...
REPORT
October 28, 2013
Evaluation du Volet Gouvernance du Programme DSS
by Fabien Nsengimana
This evaluation assesses the achievements of the governance component of the Burundi-Netherlands Security Sector Development Programme. It demonstrates the complexity of and importance of addressing governance related issues as part of security sector reform...
