Research and Commentary

Lessons on Defense Strategy from the Interwar Years

August 2013, Peter W. Singer

Potential Cuts Will Lead to a Weaker U.S. Military

August 6, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Congress and the President Should Compromise on the Budget

August 5, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and David Petraeus

F-35 Rollout: Halving the Procurement Could Save $5B Annually

June 19, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

How to Cut the Pentagon Budget Better Than Sequestration Does

May 13, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Sequestration and U.S. Defense Spending: Healing the Wounded Giant

May 13, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

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The Future of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

March 20, 2013, Steven Pifer

Inaction on the Budget: The American People Are Partly to Blame

February 25, 2013, William A. Galston

Preparing for Sequestration: What to Expect

February 25, 2013, William A. Galston and Michael E. O'Hanlon

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15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget

February 2013

Making Defense Affordable

February 22, 2013, Cindy Williams

National Defense in a Time of Change

February 22, 2013, Adm. Gary Roughead (USN Ret.) and Kori Schake

15 Ideas for Smart Deficit Reduction

February 20, 2013, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project

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From SEAL Team Six To Retiring Without Health Insurance

February 14, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Lt. Col. John Barnett (USMC)

Obama’s Aims to Reduce Nuclear Threat

February 12, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Steven Pifer

A Moderate Plan for Additional Defense Budget Cuts

January 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Not All Cuts Are Created Equal: Why Smart Deficit Reduction Matters

February 1, 2013, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project

Budgetary Misnomers and the Cost of Defense

January 31, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

Forget Iran—Chuck Hagel's Toughest Fight Will Be the Pentagon's Budget

January 30, 2013, William A. Galston

Hagel Defense Nomination Will Pass

January 30, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

What Cutting Defense Really Means

January 29, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

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

January 21, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Right-Sizing Defense Budget Cuts

January 17, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon

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