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Save to My PortfolioContracting Out Iraqi Army Advising

Peter W. Singer, May 12, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Military Check-Up Time

Michael E. O'Hanlon, May 04, 2008, The Washington Times

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioA Look at the Pentagon’s Five Step Plan For Making Iron Man Real

Peter W. Singer, May 02, 2008, The Brookings Institution

A Look at the Pentagon’s Five Step Plan For Making Iron Man RealAs 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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioLos Nuevos Niños Soldados de la Guerra

Peter W. Singer, Spring 2008, Air and Space Power Journal Espanol

Peter Singer discusses Child Soldiers. (Spanish) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioTrain and Protect Those Who Serve Us in the Military

Peter W. Singer, April 08, 2008, Miami Herald

Train and Protect Those Who Serve Us in the MilitaryThough the current focus continues to be on Iraq, difficulties in recruiting and retaining talent in the U.S. military may continue to impact the country after the conflict is over. Peter Singer believes one of the greatest tasks for the next president will be leading and maintaining our military, therefore difficult questions need to be addressed to ensure readiness and quality in the force. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of the Military

Monday, April 07, 2008
Coral Gables, FL

Reuters/Shannon StapletonWith Senators Clinton, McCain and Obama debating the war in Iraq and other military engagements overseas, the complex challenges facing the United States military are coming into focus. On April 7, Opportunity 08 was in Miami to discuss the future of the United States armed forces and solutions for our next president. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of the Military

June Teufel Dreyer, Kenneth M. Duberstein, Thomas E. Mann, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Peter W. Singer, April 07, 2008

With Senators Clinton, McCain and Obama debating the war in Iraq and other military engagements overseas, the complex challenges facing the United States military are coming into focus. On April 7, Opportunity 08 was in Miami to discuss the future of the United States armed forces and solutions for our next president.

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Save to My PortfolioJohn Yoo Interrogation Memo

Benjamin Wittes, April 05, 2008, The New Republic

John Yoo Interrogation MemoThe Justice Department recently released John Yoo's 2003 "torture" memo to Congress.  Questions remain on what to do with the people the military and the CIA interrogated brutally in 2002 and 2003, writes Ben Wittes, and how the CIA should handle such people in the future. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioNATO: Membership and Identity in a Post-Cold War World

Clifford G. Gaddy, March 31, 2008, The Current, CBC

NATO: Membership and Identity in a Post-Cold War WorldThis week, Romania is hosting the twentieth NATO summit. Brookings Russia specialist Clifford Gaddy discusses the direction and relevance of NATO in a post-Cold War world. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIraq: Winners and Losers at Five Years

Bruce Riedel, March 20, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Five years into the Iraq War, Bruce Riedel provides an interim report on the winners and losers to date. He writes that one of the biggest losers, despite the troop surge, is the United States. Riedel concludes by noting the next president "will face a monumental challenge of how to find a way to end a war we never needed to fight but whose legacy will haunt Americans for decades to come." Read More

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Save to My PortfolioResurrecting the Test-Ban Treaty

Michael E. O'Hanlon, February-March 2008, Survival

Michael O'Hanlon discusses the usefuleness of nuclear test-ban treaties and offers suggestions for the next president to build on the signing of past treaties. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAssassinating Terrorists: The bin Laden Case

Bruce Riedel, March 06, 2008, bitterlemons-international.org

Bruce Riedel explores the history and failures of U.S. attempts to kill Osama bin Laden and what assassinations of terror leaders may mean for their organizations and enemy targets. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioSix Years Later: Innovative Approaches to Defeating Al Qaeda

Daniel L. Byman, February 14, 2008, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Six Years Later: Innovative Approaches to Defeating Al QaedaIn 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.  Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMilitary Recruitment

Michael E. O'Hanlon and Martha Raddatz, January 23, 2008

Michael O’Hanlon explains how the U.S. military can rapidly build up its number of recruits without instituting a draft.

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Save to My PortfolioMilitary Readiness

Martha Raddatz and Peter W. Singer, December 19, 2007

Peter Singer explains how the next president of the United States needs to ensure that the ranks of our military continue to grow and that our troops have the the resources they need to remain ready and capable.

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New actors in conflict, advancements in technology and new modes of warfare are changing our understanding of national security and defense capabilities in the evolving context of the 21st century. Brookings scholars examine the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, the challenges of military transformation and new defense strategies.

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On the Issues: Michael O'Hanlon

Military Recruitment

"Historically, of course, the problem with the draft ... is that you get a lot of people that don't want to be in the military for a war that is seen as not really fully engaging the country to begin with."

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