Ashton B. Carter
Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Former Chair of International & Global Affairs faculty, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy (1993–1996), U.S. Department of Defense
Member of the Board (on leave), Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (April 2009–October 2011)
April 10, 2002
Ashton B. Carter on Homeland Security (The Architecture of Government in the Face of Terrorism)
Testimony
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before Senate Appropriations Committee on homeland security
Winter 2001/02
"The Architecture of Government in the Face of Terrorism"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 3, volume 26
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Peacekeeping and peacemaking in these places, although engaging important humanitarian concerns, never addressed the vital security interests of the United States, and none of these conflicts could begin to threaten its survival.
October 4, 2001
How Ridge Can Secure the Homeland
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Op-ed in The Boston Globe by Dr. Ashton B. Carter
May 2001
Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
Book
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities and John P. White, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Most national security debates concern the outcomes of policies, neglecting the means by which those policies are implemented. This book argues that although the US military is the finest fighting force in the world, the system that supports it is in disrepair. Operating with Cold War-era structures and practices, it is subject to managerial and organizational problems that increasingly threaten our military's effectiveness.
January/February 2001
Keeping America's Military Edge
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, issue 1, volume 80
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Dr. Ashton B. Carter in Foreign Affairs.
September 2000
Preface and Acknowledgements
Book Chapter
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities and John P. White, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Chapter in Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
September 2000
Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
Book Chapter
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Chapter in Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
September 2000
Countering Asymmetric Threats
Book Chapter
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and David Aidekman
Chapter in Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
September 2000
Keeping the Technological Edge
Book Chapter
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Marcel Lettre and Shane Smith, Former Coordinator, Preventive Defense Project/International Security Program, 2000-2001
Chapter in Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
September 2000
Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future
Book
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities and John P. White, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Defense experts explore how the United States can rectify organizational and managerial problems to maximize its military effectiveness.
