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How to Fix the VA
President Barack Obama had no choice but to accept Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation. The VA inspector general’s interim report issued this week contained ...
By Phillip Carter
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When 9,800 Doesn't Equal 9,800
News coverage of President Obama's speech at West Point Wednesday focused on one seemingly hard and fast statement: The United States will keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan nex...
By Phillip Carter
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Video: Under scrutiny before, VA delay allegations strike a chord
By Phillip Carter
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A Better Procurement Model
Ben, you're totally right about our government contracts system. It is fundamentally un-American. In fact, when I teach on procurement issues, I usually describe it as a Sovie...
By Ben FitzGerald & Phillip Carter
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National Security Startups
My colleague, Phil, and I were talking on Friday afternoon about a variety of things (discursive discourse is both a perk and occupational hazard at CNAS) including his recent...
By Ben FitzGerald & Phillip Carter
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A self-licking procurement ice cream cone
Friday’s Washington Post carries a fascinating article on the company Deltek, which has essentially cornered the market on accounting software for government contractors. The...
By Phillip Carter
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International Law Constrains U.S. Action in Syria
Two basic legal principles animate our current international system: states are sovereign, and they shall not, generally speaking, attack each other. The United Nations char...
By Phillip Carter
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CNAS Commentaries: The Way Forward in Syria
Nine experts at the Center for a New American Security offer analysis and commentary on the range of issues relating to the U.S. response to the alleged use of chemical weapon...
By Gordon Miller, Katherine Kidder, Nora Bensahel, Patrick M. Cronin, Phillip Carter, Richard Fontaine, Richard Williamson & David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
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Reboot
On Tuesday, the Army announced its plans to hit the reset button on its force structure, cutting its headcount by 80,000 soldiers from 570,000 to 490,000, effectively taking t...
By Nora Bensahel & Phillip Carter
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Not Much Better Than 'Nothing'
Phil Bronstein's riveting Esquire feature on "The Shooter" -- the unnamed Navy SEAL who reportedly killed Osama Bin Laden during the May 2011 raid on the terrorist's compound ...
By Phillip Carter
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Final Draft
Forty years ago Sunday -- on January 27, 1973, the same day the United States signed the Paris Accords ending its involvement in the Vietnam War -- then-Secretary of Defense M...
By Phillip Carter
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The French Connection
French forces launched a military offensive last week in Mali to push back Islamic militants and help the nascent government assert control in the northern part of that former...
By Phillip Carter
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We Aren't Victims
There are now nearly 2.5 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This new generation joins earlier cohorts of veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Col...
By Phillip Carter
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Why U.S. Consulates Are More Dangerous Than War Zones
In the 11 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 2.4 million members of the armed forces have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. This is slightly less than the number (2.6 mi...
By Phillip Carter