Andrew Francis Krepinevich Jr.[1] (born 13 February 1950)[2] is a defense policy analyst who is a distinguished senior fellow at (and former longtime president of) theCenter for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
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| Born | (1950-02-13)13 February 1950 (age 75) New York, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Harvard University (MPA,PhD) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1972–1993[3] |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Born inNew York State,[2] Krepinevich graduated fromWest Point with a B.S. degree in 1972. He then spent 21 years as an officer in theU.S. Army, serving on the personal staff of threeDefense Secretaries and in theOffice of Net Assessment, retiring in the rank oflieutenant colonel.[4] While in the army, Krepinevich received an M.P.A. from theHarvard Kennedy School in 1980 and then earned a Ph.D. atHarvard University in 1984 while teaching social sciences at the U.S. Military Academy.[3][5][6] His doctoral thesis was entitledThe Army concept and Vietnam: a case study in organizational failure.[7] He then published an influential book,The Army and Vietnam, in 1986 in which he argued that theUnited States could have won theVietnam War had the Army adopted a small-unitpacification strategy inSouth Vietnam's villages, rather than conductingsearch and destroy operations in remote jungles.[6] While working for the Office of Net Assessment in 1992, Krepinevich authored "The Military-Technical Revolution: A Preliminary Assessment," an influential document in the development of thinking about the "Revolution in Military Affairs."
Following his retirement from the army, Krepinevich assumed his current position as director of theCenter for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a non-profitthink tank focused on defense and national security issues. While at CSBA he has served on the National Defense Panel andDefense Policy Board, and advised senior military and civilian policymakers. In 2005, he published an influentialForeign Affairs article on"How to Win in Iraq". Informed by Krepinevich's previous research on Vietnam, the article called for the adoption of a population-centriccounterinsurgency strategy much like the approach implemented during the"Surge" of U.S. forces two years later. In 2009 he published7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century, which presents seven hypothetical scenarios that would severely challenge the U.S. military. His recent work has frequently addressed the challenges posed by the modernization ofChina's military forces, Iran'spursuit of nuclear weapons, and the proliferation ofprecision-guided munitions.
Krepinivich has also served as an adjunct professor atGeorge Mason University, theSchool of Advanced International Studies atJohns Hopkins University andGeorgetown University.[5][6]
Most recently, Krepinevich co-authored, with his CSBA colleague Barry Watts,The Last Warrior: Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy (Basic Books, January 2015). Both authors had previously worked forAndrew Marshall (foreign policy strategist) at theOffice of Net Assessment.[8][9]
Krepinevich's pending departure from CSBA was announced following a July 2015 meeting by the think tank's board of directors.[10] In March 2016, he became a senior distinguished fellow at CSBA.
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