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Oct 30, 2019 4 min read

THE 2020 INDEX OF U.S. MILITARY STRENGTH

GLOBAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

THREATS TO U.S. VITAL INTERESTS

U.S. MILITARY POWER

TOPICAL ESSAYS

ABOUT THE 2020 INDEX

RESOURCES

About the Index
The only non-governmental and only annual assessment of U.S. Military Strength

Acknowledgments/Contributors

Learn about the think tank researchers and expert reviewers who contributed to this publication.

Executive Summary

“As currently postured, the U.S. military is only marginally able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests.”

Introduction

Informed deliberations on the status of the United States’ military power are desperately needed. It is our hope that this Index of U.S. Military Strength will help to facilitate those informed deliberations.

Preface by Kay Coles James

This Index, backed by an irrefutable body of research, points out exactly what investments are needed and where so that the American people, both today and in generations yet to come, will have a military that is capable of defending them.

Key Topics

Assessing the Global Operating Environment

Assessing Threats to U.S. Vital Interests

An Assessment of U.S. Military Power

Topical Essays

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