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FY19 budget puts US ‘back to a position of primacy,’ Mattis says
ROME – A new budget agreement in Congress, coupled with the fiscal year 2019 budget, has given the Pentagon the ramp it needs to begin reshaping the U.S. military, defense sec...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Trump Proposes 10% Bump for the Pentagon — Then Four Flat Years
The Trump administration is proposing $3.6 trillion in Pentagon spending over the next five years, a budget that defense officials said positions the military to better compet...
By Susanna V. Blume
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CNAS Press Note: The Defense Budget and the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Account
Strategy and Statecraft Program Researcher Michelle Shevin-Coetzee has written a new press note as Congress debates the FY17 Defense Budget....
By Michelle Shevin-Coetzee
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The zombie claim about Navy ship numbers returns to the 2016 campaign trail
Director of the Defense Strategies and Assessment Program Jerry Hendrix discusses what the 2016 presidential candidates should consider when talking about naval fleet needs....
By Jerry Hendrix
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Audio: Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program Ben Fitzgerald discusses lessons learned from the F-35.
Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program Ben Fitzgerald discusses lessons learned from the F-35....
By Ben FitzGerald
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Paul Scharre, Director, 20YY Warfare Initiative, Center for a New American Security
Paul Scharre, director of the 20YY Warfare Initiative, joined the Federal Drive with Tom temin to discuss long-term military affairs and the Defense budget....
By Paul Scharre
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Audio: Shawn Brimley discusses suggestions for Ash Carter
Executive Vice President Shawn Brimley discusses suggestions for Ash Carter....
By Shawn Brimley
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White House Wants More Reaper Drones To Fight ISIS
20YY Warfare Initiative Director Paul Scharre discusses a need for change in Pentagon priorities. ...
By Paul Scharre
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Army Chief Calls for Rethink of Cuts
The Wall Street Journal quotes Senior Fellow Dr. Jerry Hendrix on better ways to reallocate resources within the military budget in order to make more impactful investments. ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Ex-U.S. defense officials see danger in slashing Pentagon budgets
Co-Founder and CEO Michèle Flournoy discusses the severe implications of the defense budget cuts on U.S. national security and international image in Reuters....
By Michèle Flournoy
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Could Global Threat Picture Restore US Defense Increases?
In Defense News, President Richard Fontaine weighs in on the US defense budget debate in light of the ongoing strikes in Iraq and possibly Syria. ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Cost of ‘green’ initiatives is U.S. security
Washington Times cites Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program Dr. Nora Bensahel in an article addressing the effects of sequestration on U.S. militar...
By Nora Bensahel
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Audio: Dr. Nora Bensahel on the Quadrennial Defense Review
In an interview with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program Dr. Nora Bensahel says the QDR doesn't break much new...
By Nora Bensahel
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US Eases Restrictions on Egypt Military Aid
Defense News quotes Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program Dr. Nora Bensahel on the continued use of military aid by the United States to maintain an...
By Nora Bensahel
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NavWeek: Now What?
Aviation Week quotes CNAS CEO Robert Work is quoted from a U.S. Naval War College paper he wrote last year....
By Robert O. Work
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Sharp on defense budget: We're taking risks with ground forces, so it would be prudent to plan for ways to rebuild them
A short piece in Foreign Policy discusses adjunct fellow Travis Sharp's new brief he wrote on the FY 2015 budget and 2014 QDR. ...
By Thomas E. Ricks & Travis Sharp
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Defense budget proposal ends era of South Sound military growth
The News Tribune quotes Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Patrick Cronin on the reduction in size of the U.S. military and what that coul...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Republicans blast Obama defense cuts
The Hill quotes Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program Dr. Nora Bensahel on the capability of the U.S. military during the downsizing. ...
By Nora Bensahel
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Think Tanks’ Dream Defense Budgets Defeat China, But Not Politics
“The first thing we cut was end strength, as much as we could,” said Nora Bensahel, senior fellow and co-director of the Responsible Defense Program at a defense budget-cuttin...
By Nora Bensahel
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Cuts in U.S. defense spending force hard strategic choices
Reuters quotes Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program Nora Bensahel during a defense budget-cutting exercise with three other think tanks....
By Nora Bensahel