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  • July 29, 2010
    United States Institute of Peace Releases Review of Quadrennial Defense Report

    On Thursday, July 29, the co-chairs of a select, bipartisan panel testified that their study of the Defense Department’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) found that without needed reform the All-Volunteer Force may be unsustainable and that the nation needs a new national security strategic planning process that better incorporates civilian departments and agencies.

  • April 15, 2010
    Co-Chairs of QDR Panel, Facilitated by U.S. Institute Of Peace, Testify Before House Armed Services Committee

    William J. Perry and Stephen J. Hadley testified today before the House Armed Services Committee on the "Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Independent Panel" which is facilitated by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). The QDR Independent Panel, which includes 12 appointees of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and eight appointees of Congress, has been asked to submit a written assessment of the QDR by July 15, 2010.

  • February 5, 2010
    United States Institute of Peace To Be Convener Of Independent QDR Review Panel

    The United States Institute of Peace has been named to be the official convener of the National Defense Panel, a congressionally mandated independent panel selected to review the Department of Defense's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The Institute most recently served as convener of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States and was one of the conveners of the Iraq Study Group.