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Military budget of the United States

Commentary

Defense Budget Tug-of-War

As the prospect of a budget stalemate looms, Congress and the White House should consider the consequences of their indecision.

Assessing the 2011 Defense Cuts

How much defense-budget cutting is too much?

Cut Defense Spending

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

Blogs

Strength vs. Spending

We spend too much on our military because we ask our troops to do too much. To spend less, we must do less.

U.S. China Hawks Perpetuate East Asian Free Riding

China's bullying behavior and Washington's perverse incentive structure mean things in East Asia will only get worse.

U.S. Grand Strategy and the Debt Crisis

Fewer troops + less money + more missions = a hollow force. It simply isn’t realistic to expect a single country to underwrite the security of the entire planet.

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May 27, 2012