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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While the United States faces budget deficits and economic challenge of a scale not seen in decades, earmarks and wasteful "pork" continue to be built into defense policy bills. Peter Singer explains why, especially during a time of war and economic crisis, this wasteful behavior can hurt defense priorities while funding unneeded projects.
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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer believes the issue of energy security has too long been looked at through only the environmental lens. He argues that it is also a national security issue, noting the U.S. military spends roughly $20 billion a year for petroleum alone, that diverts funds which would be better served elsewhere.
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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
For all its virtues, the new plan in Afghanistan may still lowball requirements for the mission to succeed, writes Michael O'Hanlon. He believes that, at the very least, the Obama administration should leave the option of upping the troop commitment on the table should the need arise.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer writes that the United States is a nation of thinking big, but he cautions against continuing to translate this interest to national security and defense policy. Singer believes the Pentagon should encourage more competition to create leaner, cheaper and less time-draining weapons systems and vehicles.
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:58:29 GMT
As U.S. troops withdraw back to their bases in Iraq, questions remain about Iraq’s ability to maintain security and stability in the country. Iraq’s leadership, military, and police force face a number of challenges ahead as they assume control, but as Kenneth Pollack explains, Iraqis are eager to end the so-called U.S. occupation and establish their sovereignty.
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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The Obama administration recently announced a defense budget that accounts for nearly zero real growth in the "base budget" over the next five years. Michael O’Hanlon explores the shortfalls of this plan and points to the lack of viability of the proposed budget. O'Hanlon outlines critical changes that must be made in order to best guarantee U.S. national security objectives.
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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The United States has a long but convoluted history of counterinsurgency, or COIN. Janine Davidson outlines the American experience with insurgency, describes the basic principles of successful COIN operations, and provides a glossary of the often confusing and controversial terminology used by the U.S. military and government in the context of non-traditional military operations.
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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" forces soldiers to lie about or hide their sexual orientation to keep from being discharged. Peter Singer believes it is time for President Obama to fulfill his campaign pledge to end the policy so that patriotic and capable military members can focus on national security instead social politics.
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Wed, 27 May 2009 10:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- May 27, 2009, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
On May 27, the Brookings Institution hosted former Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric S. Edelman for a discussion of the book, Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush (Knopf), written by the late Peter W. Rodman, a Brookings senior fellow.
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Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- May 18, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
On May 18, the 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings hosted Admiral Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Admiral Mullen discussed the nature of global military engagements over the next decade and how our national security institutions should assess the future spectrum of threats in order to properly organize, resource and respond.
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Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon reacts to the announcement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that General David McKiernan is being relieved of command in Afghanistan. O'Hanlon believes McKiernan can leave Kabul knowing he improved the dynamics on the ground during his tenure and that the region is far better off now than when he took over.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Critical stabilization and reconstruction missions abroad must not only be viewed through the lenses of short-term goals or military operations, but as a key step in supporting sustainable economic development. In a workshop report, Noam Unger and Frederick Barton explore ways to rebalance American statecraft by strengthening civilian stabilization and development capacity within the U.S. government.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
This timely book is the worthy successor to previous Brookings volumes on defense spending, including most recently O'Hanlon's Defense Strategy for the Post-Saddam Era (2005) and Defense Policy Choices for the Bush Administration (2001 and 2002). It continues our
proud tradition of nonpartisan empirical analysis of defense issues.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has recently stated that any new approach in Afghanistan will require an exit strategy from the get-go. Michael O'Hanlon believes the U.S. can have both a success strategy and an exit strategy at once, writing that we must work with our NATO allies and plan on handing over responsibility to U.S.-trained Afghan security forces slowly over the course of several years.
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Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon explores defense spending in Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations in the world where U.S. military personnel are based. O'Hanlon finds that changes planned by the Obama administration will save large amounts of money over the coming years, but he cautions that politics of defense will continue to make it difficult to deny funding which supports troops in the field.
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Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:32:27 GMT
Peter W. Singer discusses advances in the use of robots by the U.S. military and the ethical concerns they raise.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Carlos Pascual analyzes the imprecise science of peace-building and what it means to failed or near-failed states. Pascual outlines the stages of progress needed to increase the chances of sustainable peace and explores ten key steps to meet the challenges of stabilization and reconstruction.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
What happens when the world's best counterinsurgency force meets a witch's brew of terrorists, multiple insurgencies and hardened narco-traffickers deep in the interior of Eurasia? In Afghanistan in 2009, Michael O'Hanlon says we are about to find out, with huge consequences for that country and the region, as well as American security.
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Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Growing tensions between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries, threaten to escalate into a direct military confrontation. Vanda Felbab-Brown notes that, especially after the Mumbai attacks, the world is looking to Obama for leadership in reversing dangerous trends and building a security framework in a vital region.
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Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell write that Iraq has settled into a kind of violent semi-peace but, for all the progress in Iraqi politics—including approving the status of forces agreement with the United States that takes effect on Jan. 1—there are still big challenges: agreements on oil sharing among all sectarian groups and provinces; determining Kirkuk's future status and other places contested by Kurds and Arabs; and the resettlement of four million people.
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
William Galston examines what’s wrong with our current political institutions, given the current financial crisis and lack of coherent governance, and proposes how to create a better government.
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- December 18, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains the front line in the war on terror. On December 18, Brookings Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown offered a public memo to President-elect Obama with recommendations to expand an agenda of peace and stability to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Stephen Biddle, Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack analyze the current situation in Iraq and the evolving Iraq strategy. They lay out a "conditions based" approach to reduce American forces in Iraq and argue that most combat forces can leave by 2011.
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Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
On January 22, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order to close down the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Benjamin Wittes and his colleagues identify and describe, in as much detail as the public record will permit, the current population of detainees at Guantánamo, what the government alleges about them and what they claim about their own affiliations and conduct.
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Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon analyzes the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. He argues that the basic principles of counterinsurgency are similar enough in both places that some of the lessons learned in securing Iraq should be used in Afghanistan.
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Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The U.S. Congress has voted overwhelmingly to block the $80 million President Obama requested to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. On May 21, the president gave a national security address to discuss in greater detail his plan for closing Guantanamo. Brookings expert Ben Wittes offers a checklist of important decisions the president must make before he can shutter the detention camp.
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Carlos Pascual writes that President-elect Obama’s choice of a national security team reflects seriousness, pragmatism and bipartisanship. Pascual believes the selections indicate Obama will take a twenty-first-century view toward national security: energy, power, economics, human rights, terrorism and poverty must be part of the agenda.
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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The war in Afghanistan is not going well, but that does not mean the U.S. should give up. Michael O'Hanlon argues it is imperative that the U.S. help the Afghanistan government recruit, vet, train, and equip 300,000 to 400,000 new Afghan troops.
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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
American and global leaders face a choice: they can either use this moment to help shape an international, rule-based order that will protect their global interests, or resign themselves to an ad hoc international system where they are increasingly powerless to shape the course of international affairs. The longer the delay in new approaches and new cooperation against today’s threats, the more difficult the challenges will become. Global leaders must chart a shared path forward that marries power and responsibility to achieve together what cannot be achieved apart: peace and security in a transnational world.
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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As U.S. armed forces continue their heroic operations around the globe, worries have intensified about sustaining adequate defense funding in the future. Michael O'Hanlon agues that a 4 percent gross domestic product floor for defense spending is unnecessary, because needs will fluctuate and there should not be a law preventing lower spending in the future if the geopolitical environment allows.
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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Daniel Byman examines whether the outbreak of an insurgency after the U.S. invasion of Iraq was an avoidable policy failure or whether the structural conditions surrounding the occupation made such an outbreak inevitable.
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Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Kristin Lord says the next administration must change the face of U.S. public diplomacy. Lord argues that putting the military, not civilians, at the forefront of U.S. global communications undercuts the likelihood of success, distorts priorities, and undermines the effectiveness of U.S. civilian agencies.
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Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- October 22, 2008, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
On October 22, the 21st Century Defense Initiative held a lunch and discussion with Nelson Ford, undersecretary of the Army. He offered his perspective on the challenges of resourcing the current mission of his service and how the Army’s current structure and size affects the U.S. ability to meet future security needs.
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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The next president will have an opportunity to make the elimination of all nuclear weapons and organizing principle of U.S. nuclear policy. It will take a real commitment, at the highest levels and beginning with the United States, to turn what Ivo Daalder and Jan Lodal call the “logic of zero” into a practical reality.
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Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
On the seventh anniversary of September 11, Lael Brainard and Noam Unger examine how the global development agenda has changed and how the U.S. can take critical steps to lead on efforts to reduce global poverty.
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer analyzes the history of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy which allows gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve in the U.S. military as long as they stay quiet about their sexuality. Singer argues a world shaped by reality television has created a new generation of troops more open to allowing homosexuals in the military, and that during this difficult time for recruiting and retaining talent, the military should embrace those willing to serve.
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Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings experts Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, writing with Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations, argue that the situation in Iraq is improving. They believe that with the right strategy, the United States will eventually be able to draw down troops in the country without sacrificing stability.
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Karen Driscoll and Michael O'Hanlon note that Americans are increasingly aware of autism and its effects. Unfortunately, they write, there is still little that is done for most children with the disorder. They argue that the Defense Department has an opportunity to set a precedent and help military families in need by providing funding for treatment and creating a model for other insurers and health plans to follow.
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Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell write that Iraq remains a violent country plagued by many problems, but they also see continuing signs of progress. Of major note, they believe, is Iraq's government control of almost the entire country and the Iraqi security forces performing better than expected in several key battles.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
After returning from a fact-finding mission, Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack joined CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to discuss recent developments in Iraq. O'Hanlon and Pollack assessed progress made by the Iraqi government and security forces, and noted the weakened state of insurgent groups throughout the country. Both experts argued that planned U.S. troop drawdowns would undermine the current relative stability within Iraq.
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Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Peter W. Singer writes about the increased reliance on and the weaknesses of private military contractors. He believes that the U.S. military needs to re-assess which jobs are appropriate to outsource and which are not as well as increase regulation in the contractor market.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The next American president will inherit an overseas military base realignment process guided by an effort known as the Global Posture Review. As Michael O'Hanlon argues, a successful outcome will depend on the next U.S. administration refining the current plan—and redefining the broader national security policy context in which base realignment will be viewed.
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Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Verbal battles, turf fights, and policy arguments between Secretaries of State and Secretaries of Defense are commonplace in American history. Ron Nessen comments on how complimentary Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Brookings Trustees dinner in stark contrast to previous snarky relationships between Secretaries of Defense and Secretaries of State.
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Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael Mohn, Stephen Murray, and Peter Singer write that there is a growing problem in acquisitions related to the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. They argue that if nothing is done to save the program, the integrity of the U.S. fleet of the future will be in question.
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Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer writes that the Pentagon is now seeking to hire contractors that will train and advise Iraq's army. He believes this task, determined as "essential to our successful war effort," should not be outsourced and that the military should learn from contracting mistakes of the past.
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Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Pakistan, as the most dangerous country in the world, poses a major challenge for the next U.S. president. Bruce Riedel argues in this new Opportunity 08 paper that the current administration’s policy toward Pakistan has not paid off. The next president, he says, must persuade the Pakistani people that "America supports democracy in their country and can be a long-term and reliable ally."
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Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon explores how well the U.S. military is holding up under the weight of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. While statistics do not point to a "broken force or a military on the verge of collapse," O'Hanlon argues that continued strain on personnel needs to be addressed as part of future policy considerations.
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Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the movie Iron Man debuts in theaters, Peter Singer writes that the superhuman strengths enabled to the star character, through use of a suit, are "no mere fiction." Instead, Singer details how this vision of technology overcoming the weaknesses of the human body has led the Pentagon to invest billions of dollars into creating a military of supersoldiers.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the world faces security threats from impoverished states, the global community searches for solutions to poverty. Lael Brainard offers Congress recommendations for modernizing the U.S. aid infrastructure.
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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In the 21st century, spreading global public understanding of America’s institutions, culture and political values is as important as the work of traditional diplomats, writes William Galston. Galston proposes creating a Cabinet-level agency with the mission to make the case for America as a force for peace, prosperity and political reform.
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Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell note that Iraq's security turnaround has continued through the winter. The question, they say, for 2008 is whether Iraqi security forces can preserve and build on this improvement as they increasingly bear more of the responsibility as the number of American troops declines.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Index of State Weakness in the Developing World provides policy-makers and researchers with a credible tool for analyzing and understanding the world's most vulnerable countries. Co-directed by Brookings Senior Fellow Susan Rice and Center for Global Development Research Fellow Stewart Patrick, the Index ranks and assesses 141 developing nations according to their relative performance in four critical spheres: economic, political, security and social welfare.
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Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Compiled by Brookings Institution experts, this chart is part of a series of issue indices being published during the 2008 Presidential election cycle. In this index, candidates' views on the Iraq War are presented.
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Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Dan Byman states that "to succeed in the long-term, counterterrorism policies must be politically viable for decades." He offers ideas for policy implementations now that can bring consensus and harbor well-informed debate on the issues at hand.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
As 2007 comes to close, how should we understand the situation in Iraq? Are we witnessing the greatest American military comeback late in a war since Sherman’s march to the sea in 1864? Or is Iraq still a weakly governed and very violent place where sectarian reconciliation is starkly absent?
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Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
A core challenge facing the next president in the war on terror is developing a legal framework for detaining terrorists. Brookings’s experts Benjamin Wittes and Mark Gitenstein offer recommendations that balance basic protections for detainees with regularized judicial review.
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Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer answers readers' questions online regarding his Washington Post article listing the myriad ways he sees military outsourcing hampering U.S. efforts in Iraq.
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Paper by Gregory Lengyel (August 2007)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Kenneth M. Pollack (7/30/07)
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Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Paper by Kenneth Dahl (July 2007)
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Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Vaisse explores the concept of transformational diplomacy, coined by Condoleezza Rice in early 2006, as a way to respond to new threats facing the U.S. and world. Vaisse offers ways in which transformational diplomacy can be used to promote the interests of those involved.
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Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The United States needs to achieve a better geopolitical and psychological balance—some deflation of the Iranians’ self-confidence and bolstering of our friends’ confidence in us. Peter Rodman suggests policies that the next president should adopt to achieve this balance.
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Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The authors of this compelling book—some of the most experienced practitioners from around the world—investigate the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change.
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Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The New Republic (4/3/07)
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
A new Sunni-Shi'a fault line and a significant decline in U.S. influence frame the challenge to the next President's Middle East policy. That challenge requires both a return to balance-of-power diplomacy and a better balancing of interests and values to contain the Iraq civil war, strengthen the forces of moderation, prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, and promote democratic reform.
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Although the next U.S. President will become Commander-in-Chief of a military unmatched in its power and capability, this excellence is under siege. The U.S. military has been stretched thin and worn down by the combination of extensive deployments over the last six years and a deferral of the hard questions of how a nation supports a military at war. Downward trends in recruiting and retention show a force under great stress. More than a simple matter of raw numbers, this has a long-term effect on the quality of our military forces. And, while defense budgeting remains focused on acquiring major new weapons systems that will not be available until many years hence, a looming equipment gap harms our security in the here and now. The war in Iraq has created many of these challenges, but they will continue years after operations there end.
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
As the latest National Intelligence Estimate shows, Iraq is a failed state ensnared in a civil war. For the United States, the stakes in Iraq include humanitarian considerations (already, two million refugees have fled Iraq, and another 1.6 million have been displaced internally), regional risks to peace, and global consequences affecting oil supplies and nuclear proliferation.
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The next President should embrace the strategy of engagement initiated by President Nixon and sustained by all his successors to date. Presidential candidates should avoid tendentious condemnations of China and instead signal their intention to develop a personal relationship of trust with their Chinese counterpart soon after taking office.
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Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Daniel L. Byman before the Defense Review Threat Panel of the House Committee on Armed Services (9/28/05)
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Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Peter W. Singer, Foreign Affairs (3/1/05)
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Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Helmut Sonnenfeldt and Ron Nessen, Washington Times (12/30/04)
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Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Jennifer D. Kibbe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (8/8/04)
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Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- June 17, 2003, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
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Fri, 30 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The International Herald Tribune (5/28/03)
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Mon, 07 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Stephen Hess, The Baltimore Sun, (4/07/03)
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT
In Defending America, James M. Lindsay and Michael E. O¡¯Hanlon provide a balanced, nonpartisan analysis of missile defense.
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Wed, 15 May 2002 09:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- May 15, 2002, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Sun, 03 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Japan Times, March 3, 2002
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Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, by Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Policy Studies, the Brookings Institution, February 28, 2002
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Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2002
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Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, senior fellows, the Brookings Institution, in the Financial Times, January 14, 2002
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Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in NRC Handelsblad, December 11, 2001
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Mon, 19 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in Baltimore Sun, November 16, 2001
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by P.W. Singer, Olin Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in St. Louis Post Dispatch, November 15, 2001
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Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Paul R. Pillar (Fall 2001)
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Tue, 15 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT
With clear and lively prose free of partisan rhetoric, Defending America provides reliable, factual analysis of the missile defense debate. Written for a general audience, it assesses the current and likely future missile threat to the United States,
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Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs (March-April 2001)
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Thu, 02 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Clinton-Gore Defense Policy Was on Target, Opinion in Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2000, by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, foreign-policy, The Brookings Institution
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Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:00:00 GMT
Policy Brief #7, by Richard N. Haass (October 1996)