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Yearly Archives: 2011

Gates Sets ‘Comprehensive Review’ To Find $400 Billion In Cuts

April 14, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg

The U.S. Defense Department will begin a “comprehensive review” to find $400 billion in spending cuts as part of President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce the federal deficit/…/Todd Harrison, a…

Cost of Libya for Taxpayers

April 13, 2011 • In the News • Original: Fox News

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Todd Harrison talks price of military action on Fox News.

Defense Spending May Be in Budget Crosshairs

April 13, 2011 • In the News • Original: Gannett

The early skirmishes on the long-term budget debate have been about trimming entitlement programs, like Medicare and Social Security. More quietly, but just as importantly, some Republicans have broached cutting…

From Protectorates to Partnerships

April 11, 2011 • By Jim ThomasAnalysis

Since World War II, America’s network of European and Asian alliances has underwritten security and prosperity around the globe. While these alliances have been a source of strategic and political…

The Challenges After Gates

April 11, 2011 • By Andrew F. KrepinevichAnalysis

Spread of Weapons, Cyber Threats, Tight Budgets Await One of Washington’s favorite parlor games involves guessing which of the president’s key advisers may be departing and the identities of those…