Lawrence J. Korb

Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration, is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.


Commentary

Economics

The Right Cuts

| 01.25.12

Controversy on Obama's new defense strategy is much ado about nothing.

Security

The Myth of Robert Gates

| 05.27.11

Hypocrisy, lies and out-of-control spending: the truth about Secretary Gates.

Economics

Cut Defense Spending

| 06.16.10

We’re breaking the bank. America can’t afford to defend the world any longer.

Security

The Pentagon's Papers

| 05.04.09

The Defense Department is about to conduct its quadrennial policy review. But instead of being a funding wish list, the exercise should force the Pentagon to make hard choices about which programs to keep and which ones to axe.

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May 27, 2012