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How Should Military Leadership Respond To Calls For Compensation Reform?
The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its long-awaited final report on Thursday, offering a number of findings and recommendations for imp...
By Katherine Kidder
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INFOGRAPHIC: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
By Katherine Kidder & Phillip Carter
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SOTU: Katherine Kidder on Veteran's Issues
With two years left in his administration, the President must use his State of the Union address to highlight how he will follow through on the veterans initiatives set forth ...
By Katherine Kidder
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SOTU: Elbridge Colby on Nuclear Policy
The upcoming State of the Union offers an ideal opportunity for President Obama to underline the U.S. commitment to modernizing the nation’s nuclear arsenal. While the Preside...
By Elbridge Colby
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Asia Goes Nuclear: Elbridge Colby December 2014 Interview
Robert M. Gates Fellow Elbridge Colby discusses his op-ed on nuclear weapons in Asia with The National Interest....
By Elbridge Colby
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Welcome to China and America's Nuclear Nightmare
For all the focus on maritime disputes in the South and East China Seas, there is an even greater peril in Asia that deserves attention. It is the rising salience of nuclear w...
By Elbridge Colby
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A Delicate Atomic Dance: Managing the Aftermath of the Iran Nuclear Talks
With the agreement in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 on an extension of the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, policy makers will now have to turn to the equally chal...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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America Musn’t Neglect Its Nukes
Earlier this month the Pentagon released a devastating assessment of its own management of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The report, authored by two widely respected former fo...
By Elbridge Colby
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Don’t Wreck the Iran Talks
Iran and the international community are approaching the finish line in negotiations to roll back Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. Even at this late hour, however, American ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Learning from the Air Force: Why the Army Needs a Congressional Commission
Over recent months, tensions between the active U.S. Army and the U.S. Army National Guard have escalated dramatically. Instead of working as a team to manage the deep cuts to...
By Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Do Drones Have A Future?
Thirteen years ago today the Predator drone saw its first armed reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan. Since then, the U.S. military drone fleet has grown by leaps and bounds....
By Paul Scharre
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Hendrix: The Navy Has No Strategy? A Response to Randy Forbes
By all measures Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., is a maritime strategist and a supporter of the United States Navy. He is chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee....
By Jerry Hendrix
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Bensahel: A Step on the Path Toward Stability
The bilateral security agreement was a necessary step toward long-term stability in Afghanistan, but it is not sufficient by itself. Without it, however, Afghanistan would hav...
By Nora Bensahel
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Video: Dr. Nora Bensahel on "Federated Defense in the Middle East"
By Nora Bensahel
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Interview: "Does America Have the Right Strategy to Take on ISIS?"
By Richard Fontaine
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Some thoughts about how the Army could better tell its story to the American people
The United States Army is struggling to explain its relevance as it returns home from 13 years at war. The American people and their lawmakers are increasingly averse to large...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Cuts to defense spending are hurting our national security
This summer’s dramatic global events — from the rise of the Islamic State, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, war between Hamas and Israel, violent confrontations and air strikes i...
By Amb. Eric S. Edelman & Michèle Flournoy
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A Conservative Defense Policy for 2014: Look to Eisenhower
Recent discussions amongst Republicans regarding US Defense force structure have revealed an ongoing disagreement between two camps within the party. Military Hawks, citing t...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Interview: US Responds to the Islamic State
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Is the U.S. Air Force Set for a "Crash Landing"?
In its recently-released thirty-year strategy document, the Air Force lays out a clear vision for its future. Unlike many government strategy documents, America’s Air Force: A...
By Paul Scharre