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Defensible Budget Cuts
Lawrence Korb, Alex Rothman, and Laura Conley explain why reasonable cuts to defense spending outlined by President Obama will enhance our national security.
Building a Military for the 21st Century
Report from Lawrence J. Korb and others analyzes the state of the military and outlines a plan for rebuilding the military and saving money by reshaping the budget.Other U.S. Military Features
January 27, 2012
Panetta’s Trimmed Defense Budget Is a Good First Step—but It Isn’t Enough
Lawrence J. Korb, Max Hoffman, and Alex Rothman take a long view on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s budget reductions and find that we’ll need to do more in the coming years to bring military spending under control.
January 27, 2012
A More Agile and Sustainable Military Posture
An event hosted by CAP and the Truman National Security Project looks at proposed strategy changes by the Obama administration.
January 6, 2012
President Obama’s Defense Readjustments Shaped by New Strategic and Fiscal Realities
President Obama is wise to use the U.S. drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan as a turning point to update and improve U.S. national security strategy, write Lawrence J. Korb and Alex Rothman.
January 6, 2012
Defense in an Age of Austerity
Sensible reductions in the defense budget must be part of the solution to getting our nation’s fiscal house in order, writes Lawrence J. Korb.
December 19, 2011
Repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: A Year in the Making
Crosby Burns looks at how the repeal on open service has been implemented over the past year and what steps remain to achieve full equality for all troops.
November 10, 2011
Honoring Our Veterans in 2011
A statistical picture of our service members and the challenges they face.
November 10, 2011
The State of America's Veterans
Lawrence J. Korb discusses the state of America's veterans and the major issues they're facing right now.
October 26, 2011
Iranian Terror Operations on American Soil
CAP Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
October 14, 2011
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