In the News
Base Closings Play into Campaigns
A specter is haunting Tuesday’s Senate primary in Mississippi and many other midterm races around the country: BRAC.
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In the News
In Africa Counterterror Pivot, a Focus on ISR
As the US pivots the counterterrorism mission toward Africa, Pentagon leaders are quick to point out that the size and scope of the continent provide significant challenges that will require a commitment to intelligence and surveillance technologies to give them, and their fledgling allies, a better picture of what lies over the next hill.
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How the U.S. Pays for Its Involvement in Iraq
The Obama Administration says 275 troops are deploying to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other interests. We don’t yet know the full cost of any U.S. action in Iraq, but we can lift the curtain a bit on the economics behind military intervention, and what the Pentagon gets for its half trillion dollar baseline budget.
Analysis
China’s Rising Military Might: A Grand-Strategy Surprise?
While proponents of different U.S. grand strategies might concur that China has the greatest potential to challenge America over the long run, they don’t see that challenge as a very serious one in the near term. Why?
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With Tight Budget, How Many Carriers Are Enough?
Aircraft carriers are perhaps the most powerful expression of U.S. military might. They’re also expensive and potentially vulnerable. In an era of fiscal constraint, defense officials, lawmakers and the commander-in-chief must answer a question that could have enormous strategic consequences: How many are enough?
Analysis
Contested Primacy in the Western Pacific: China’s Rise and the Future of U.S. Power Projection
No single issue is likely to have a more profound impact on the future of international relations than the evolving relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
