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What Would Jimmy Carter Do?
Russia’s invasion of Crimea has led many pundits to compare President Barack Obama’s foreign policies with those of President Jimmy Carter. The similarities are difficult to ignore, up to a point.
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A Tale of Two Budgets
It was the best of budgets, it was the worst of budgets,
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Pay Changes Run Counter to Troops’ ‘Cash is King’ Mantra
New proposals to shrink military compensation would hit troops in the wallet, almost immediately.
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US Army Must Redefine Its Role
In the bureaucratic battles being waged over the US defense budget, the Army is in retreat on all fronts. Its primary function — fighting and winning wars on land — is out of step with a national military strategy that prioritizes the Asia-Pacific, where air and maritime power predominate and large-scale, US-led land wars are less likely.
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How to Put Military Pressure on Russia
NATO now has reason to station nuclear forces in front-line member states.
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Air Force Left with Little Budget Flexibility
Air Force leadership spent months telling anyone who would listen that their budget would result in a smaller service today in order to afford modernization for tomorrow, and its budget delivered on that promise. But in an attempt to cut as deeply as possible to fund key priorities, the service has left itself in a precarious position as it heads into Congress to defend its decisions.