Ever since the Cold War ended, the Pentagon has been pushing to become more “flexible” and “agile,” to use two words …
Congress
“If we don't believe our military leaders, then who in the world do we believe?”
— Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., on CNN on Sunday, alluding to the damage the nation's military leaders say looming budget cuts will cause.
Cyber-Security: Stand Down, for Now, Congress
Washington, it seems, can’t get no satisfaction.
After years of often-alarmist rhetoric about the threat of deadly cyber-attacks – and repeated calls for government to ‘do something’ to address the threat – President Obama …
Congress Now Less Popular than Head Lice, Cockroaches and The Donald
It takes real skill to be less appreciated than one of the most phobia-inducing insects on the planet, but somehow Congress managed, hitting new lows in a breaking Public Policy Polling survey that found even cockroaches more appealing.
Fiscal Cliff Deal? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Barack Obama and John Boehner traded opening bids on Nov. 9 in negotiations over the fiscal cliff.
Nunn-Lugar No Longer?
Sam Nunn left the Senate in 1997. Richard Lugar lost his bid for a seventh term in May. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that their landmark 1991 legislation, the Nunn-Lugar act that created the Cooperative Threat …
Countdown to Sequestration: Three Months to Go
The impending cut of $1.2 trillion in deficit spending has given Congress the vapors. Its members have hustled back home, seeking re-election for the great job they’ve done on behalf of their constituents. Is this a great …
A Better Way Forward
The recent headline on the Drudge Report screamed, MORE AMERICANS NOW COMMIT SUICIDE THAN DIE IN CAR CRASHES. In a Wall Street Journal opinion article last week, we read about the life of Peter Wielunski, a veteran who, while …
After-Action Report: It’d Be Stupid but Not Disastrous
Part Five of Five
There is an immense amount of concern over sequestration, not just inside D.C., but also among our allies. Fortunately, for them and for U.S. security, the rhetoric does not match the reality.
By looking …
Measuring Its Impact on the Korean Peninsula
Part Four of Five
One can easily see how South Korean leaders might be concerned when they hear American leaders say that sequestration would be “catastrophic” for the U.S. military and that “the gap between the U.S. …
A Case Study: East Asia
Part Three of Five
The U.S. may have global power and responsibilities, but in recent years, a strategic shift has occurred. China’s military has risen in conjunction with its driving economy, which has prompted a refocus on …
Walking Through an IED Minefield “On a Daily Basis”
Last Thursday the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee held a hearing on the Pentagon’s efforts to defeat improvised explosive devices, the homemade bombs that are now the leading cause of death among U.S. …
Comparing Defense Budgets, Apples to Apples
Part Two of Five
In the opening article, we saw how a massive and growing debt (as well as a dose of bad politics) has set America on a path towards sequestration, or, at the very least ,the potential of serious levels of …
