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The Evolution of Joint Special Operations Command and the Pursuit of al Qaeda in Iraq: A Conversation with General Stanley A. McChrystal

January 28, 2013

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The U.S. Should Take a Gradual Approach to Women in Combat

January 25, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Warriors Against Waste: Cutting Defense Spending through Reform?

January 24, 2013

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A Stronger Gulf Presence: U.S. Needs Land Bases for Combat Jets

January 21, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Solarz’s Lessons on Combining Democracy and Security

January 21, 2013, Richard C. Bush III and Michael E. O'Hanlon

Right-Sizing Defense Budget Cuts

January 17, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Big Bets and Black Swans: Foreign Policy Challenges for President Obama’s Second Term

January 17, 2013

Karzai and Obama Meet in Washington: What Does the Future Hold?

January 10, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

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Don't Rush Out of Afghanistan

January 9, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Flexible Thinking Is Key for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense

January 7, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Defense Spending and U.S. National Security Strategy

January 7, 2013

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Defense Spending: Cut Out of the Conversation

January 4, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Defense Cuts, Big and Small

December 28, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Was It a Good Year in Afghanistan?

December 27, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Ian Livingston

Nuclear Arms Control Opportunities: An Agenda for Obama’s Second Term

December 2012, Steven Pifer and Michael E. O'Hanlon

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December 13, 2012, Ian S. Livingston and Michael O’Hanlon

U.S. Must Step Forward to Stabilize Congo

December 11, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Tony Gambino

A Bipartisan Proposal: Go Medium to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

December 5, 2012, Ron Haskins and Michael E. O'Hanlon

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November 20, 2012, Ian S. Livingston and Michael O’Hanlon

A Challenge for Female Marines

November 12, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon

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October 31, 2012, Ian S. Livingston and Michael O’Hanlon

What Type of Navy Does the U.S. Really Need?

October 25, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon

A Question for Each Candidate

October 21, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms

October 19, 2012

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Arms Control Should be High on President's Agenda

October 19, 2012, Steven Pifer and Michael E. O'Hanlon