Blog Posts

Rough Seas Ahead for Navy’s Surface Fleet?

Christopher A. Preble | May 17, 2012

New Paper Argues for Immediate, Practical Cuts in Military Spending

Christopher A. Preble | May 15, 2012

Japan Still Sleeps

Justin Logan | May 09, 2012
Ambitious projections that Tokyo will provide for more of its own security are overly hasty—and perhaps wishful thinking.

Buying Our Way Out of Conscription

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 23, 2012
How mandatory national service could have important economic and societal benefits—and lead to fewer wars.

Groundhog Day in Afghanistan

Malou Innocent | Apr 18, 2012
Bloody insurgent attacks. Grisly and embarrasing American mistakes. Washington is reliving the same story over and over again. 

The Accidental Coup

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 03, 2012
What last month's spontaneous protest-cum-mutiny-cum-coup in Mali tells us about the unpredictability of history.

Flawed Accountability in American Democracy

Paul R. Pillar | Mar 28, 2012
How flaws in the U.S. system lead to deep deficiencies in Washington.

The Powerful Nightmares of Rick Santorum

The Editors | Feb 24, 2012

The Pentagon’s Sequester Gamble

Benjamin H. Friedman | Feb 13, 2012
The Pentagon could have smart cuts, but it prefers to push for none by pretending dumb cuts are the only alternative.

The New Pentagon Budget: Better, Not Great

Benjamin H. Friedman | Jan 27, 2012
The new budget guidance may be a step in the right direction, but it's a very small one.

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