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What Americans Think About the Defense Budget
The New York Times generated a handy budget calculator that allowed its readers to trim dollars off the budget of the Department of Defense. As my colleague Travis Sharp noted...
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The Pentagon's Way Forward
The new defense guidance and budget request released by the Pentagon can best be described as “pivot-but-hedge” approaches to global engagement. Set against the backdrop of re...
By Nora Bensahel, Travis Sharp, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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U.S. Must Ensure Relations with India don’t Fracture over Iran
Iran is the crisis of the hour in Washington, and for the first time in recent memory talk now routinely turns to military action. In an effort to forestall Tehran’s pursuit o...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United StatesOn January 26th, Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Com...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Ends, Ways and Means
I think it is possible and even appropriate to question whether or not this administration has gotten everything right in terms of the ends, ways and means in our strategy. Bu...
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U.S. Policy Shift on Nuclear Energy and the Impact on Proliferation Concerns
Yesterday,The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administration has decided to withdraw its demand for countries pursuing nuclear energy development to relinquish the...
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Supremely Irrelevant
One year ago today, Egyptians took to the streets to demand the removal of Hosni Mubarak's three-decade-old dictatorship. As they waved flags and chanted for the fall of the r...
By Colin H. Kahl
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The Debate Over COIN ... and the Future of the U.S. Army
I apologize for not writing on the blog this week. I have a lot of posts in my head but have been busy with other activities -- and writing for other websites. Judah Grunstein...
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Time for a National Dialogue on the Arctic
Last week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released its report, “A New Security Architecture for the Arctic: An American Perspective." The report pr...
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On the State of the Union Address
President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union Address tonight. With the focus on the economy and jobs creation, we’re not likely to hear much from the president on...
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This Weekend’s News: Eyes on Nigeria
As I wrote in last weekend’s roundup, there is a lot of uncertainty looming in Nigeria that could impact the global oil market. A weeklong row between the government and labor...
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For China, Economic Leverage in the Arctic May Be Part of the Long Game
A new post by Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins in The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report blog paints a great picture of how economic opportunities in the Arctic may ...
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Read This Now: USAID Climate Change and Development Strategy
Last week, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released its new climate change and development strategy. The document, according to USAID Administrator Rajiv...
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On Military Language
One of the delights of studying defense policy is watching the U.S. military's heroic but losing battle with the English language.* The new chairman of the joint chiefs of sta...
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This Weekend’s News: Uncertainty Looms in Nigeria
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced over the weekend that the government would partially reinstate fuel subsidies, prompting Nigerian labor unions to suspend a stri...
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Colin Kahl: Ending the Iraq War
Georgetown professor and Pentagon advisor Colin Kahl on the logistics of ending the Iraq War....
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War
The video of U.S. Marines urinating on dead Afghan fighters is horrific. The images reflect a breakdown in discipline and an appalling absence of supervision from the noncommi...
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On Defense Policy Analysts and Conflicts of Interest
Gulliver at Ink Spots called my attention to some excellent commentary on TIME Magazine’s blog that deserves a wider readership. In it, a collection of defense analysts demoli...
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Climate Change Cooperation in the South China Sea Region
Building on yesterday’s blog post with recommendations for how U.S. policymakers can encourage cooperation around energy in the South China Sea, here are some quick thoughts o...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Panel Discussion - Cooperation from Strength: The U.S., China and the South China SeaAt an event on January 10, 2012, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a report by CNAS experts Dr. Patrick Cronin and Robert D. Kaplan titled "Cooperation fr...