RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter W. Singer, May 02, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter W. Singer, Spring 2008, Air and Space Power Journal Espanol
Peter Singer discusses Child Soldiers. (Spanish) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter W. Singer, April 08, 2008, Miami Herald
Though 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
PAST EVENT
Monday, April 07, 2008
Coral Gables, FL
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. Read More
VIDEO
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.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Benjamin Wittes, April 05, 2008, The New Republic
The 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford G. Gaddy, March 31, 2008, The Current, CBC
This 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Daniel L. Byman, February 14, 2008, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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. Read More
VIDEO
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.
VIDEO
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.