Lawrence J. Korb and Robert Ward argue that limited military intervention in Libya helped lead to a successful election, while the full-bore occupation of Iraq encouraged electoral chaos.
Defense contractors are trying to frighten Americans into believing that Pentagon budget cuts will destroy the economy. Lawrence J. Korb, Alex Rothman, and Max Hoffman say that's bogus.
Sexual assault in the military threatens our national security. This has been a hard lesson for military leaders to learn, but thanks to significant pressure from Congress and victims’ advocates, they’re starting to get the picture. Last month, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that sexual assault cases will now be handled by higher-ranking, more [...]
As the US and India begin their third annual strategic dialogue this week, which follows last week’s visit to India by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, it is important for US policymakers dealing with India to keep in mind the warning of the late British diplomat Sir Harold Nicholson: “Nations do not have permanent friends [...]
Lawrence J. Korb discusses his recent trip to Uganda for this year’s conference and what he learned about our efforts to defeat extremists on the continent.
As former secretary of defense Robert Gates remarked during his last year in office, health-care costs are eating the Pentagon alive. Both military and political leaders in the administration and members of Congress know this. Policy makers also know what must be done to bring these costs under control. But because of misleading arguments put [...]
Issue Brief
Lawrence Korb and Max Hoffman argue that NATO members should focus on long-term challenges to the organization at this week’s summit.
Lawrence J. Korb, Alex Rothman, and Max Hoffman outline 10 facts about current military personnel costs.
Report
Lawrence J. Korb, Alex Rothman, and Max Hoffman explain why military compensation spending must be curbed and detail the best ways to cut back without harming veterans or active-duty service men and women.
Lawrence J. Korb, Alex Rothman, and Max Hoffman defend the Pentagon against groups such as Military Officers Association of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which oppose the Pentagon’s attempts to rein in rapidly increasing personnel costs.
There is no doubt that the U.S. is safer now than it was when Obama took office. Here are six reasons why: First, Osama bin Laden is dead and the top al Qaeda leadership decimated as a result of Obama’s decision to authorize raids and exponentially increase drone strikes in Pakistan. Second, the U.S. has [...]
Chart from Melissa Boteach, Lawrence Korb, and Max Hoffman shows that House conservatives are asking low- and middle-income families to foot the bill to protect weapons systems that don’t enhance our national security.
Since World War II, American political leaders have shown themselves to be much better at starting wars than ending them satisfactorily. For example, the last two years of the Korean War, from July 1951 to July 1953, resulted in very little change on the ground but thousands of dead and wounded soldiers and Marines, because [...]
Lawrence J. Korb explains why Congress shouldn't repeal sequestration.
Larry Korb debates whether Russia is America's number one geopolitical enemy.