A History of the Strategic Implications of the Great Recession and Its Aftermath on U.S. National Defense

In this history of the effects of the Great Recession and a national focus on deficit reduction on U.S. DoD decisionmaking, the authors detail a concurrent shift in strategic focus from a decade of counterterrorism operations toward possible future near-peer conflict. They examine DoD's efforts to manage resource constraints while maintaining its ability to meet changing security demands in a dynamic threat environment.