Building a U.S. Coast Guard for the 21st Century ReportJune 9, 2010 Building a U.S. Coast Guard for the 21st Century Report from Lawrence Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley outlines challenges facing the Coast Guard and how the federal government can work to address them. Jun 9, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Defense Spending Bait and Switch ArticleMay 26, 2010 Defense Spending Bait and Switch Congress says it supports budget cuts to unnecessary programs, but needs to act on it, write Lawrence Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley. May 26, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Avoiding Eisenhower’s Worst Fear ArticleMay 13, 2010 Avoiding Eisenhower’s Worst Fear Recent speeches from Secretary Gates show he’s starting to argue what CAP has said all along—budget reform can strengthen the military and the economy, write Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, and Sean Duggan. May 13, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, Sean Duggan
A Dangerous Reliance on Defense Contractors ArticleApril 8, 2010 A Dangerous Reliance on Defense Contractors President Obama appears not to have learned from his predecessor’s mistakes in relying on contractors for intelligence, a practice that needs to change, writes Sean Duggan. Apr 8, 2010 Sean Duggan
Implementing the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the U.S. Armed Forces ReportMarch 23, 2010 Implementing the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the U.S. Armed Forces Report from Lawrence J. Korb, Sean E. Duggan, and Laura Conley analyzes the critical areas where military rules must change to effectively implement a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Mar 23, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Putting the Coast Guard Out to Sea ArticleMarch 2, 2010 Putting the Coast Guard Out to Sea Despite the pressing need to cut government spending, under Under President Obama’s spending proposal all the nation’s military services are set to see their budgets increase except the Coast Guard. Mar 2, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan
Quadrennial Defense Review Fails to Match Resources to Priorities ArticleFebruary 4, 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Fails to Match Resources to Priorities Lawrence J. Korb, Sean E. Duggan, and Laura Conley analyze the Obama administration’s first Quadrennial Defense Review and find it lacking in several areas. Feb 4, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Slimming Down the Defense Budget ArticleFebruary 2, 2010 Slimming Down the Defense Budget The Defense Department will need to begin cutting unnecessary and underperforming programs to bring the budget under control, write Lawrence Korb, Laura Conley, and Sean Duggan. Feb 2, 2010 Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, Sean Duggan
The United States Needs All Troops ArticleJanuary 28, 2010 The United States Needs All Troops Sean Duggan lauds Obama's remarks on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and says we cannot afford to keep talented and patriotic men and women from serving their country in the military. Jan 28, 2010 Sean Duggan
Paying for the Troop Escalation in Afghanistan ReportDecember 22, 2009 Paying for the Troop Escalation in Afghanistan Report from Lawrence J. Korb outlines 10 ways to cut baseline defense spending to fight this war within our means. Dec 22, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley, 1 More Jacob Stokes
Overall Strategy Is Needed ArticleDecember 17, 2009 Overall Strategy Is Needed Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley and Sean Duggan tackle President Barack Obama's many pressing national security decisions that stem from our growing involvement in Afghanistan. Dec 17, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Integrating Security ReportNovember 16, 2009 Integrating Security Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley present a new progressive agenda for national security in this report. Nov 16, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Serving America’s Veterans ArticleAugust 31, 2009 Serving America’s Veterans Book from Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Peter Juul, and Max Bergmann analyzes the full range of veterans' needs and offers solutions for addressing pressing challenges. Aug 31, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Peter Juul, 1 More Max Bergmann
Inadequate Afghan Security Forces ArticleAugust 10, 2009 Inadequate Afghan Security Forces Regarding the article “U.S. seeks gauge for Afghan effort” (Aug. 7): The recent American-led operation into Afghanistan’s Helmand Province is long overdue. But the conspicuous shortage of Afghan security forces bodes ill for the current operation and the larger American-led mission in the country. While over 4,000 American marines are part of the operation, only a little over 600 Afghan defense personnel have accompanied them. Aug 10, 2009 Sean Duggan
From Gitmo to Bagram ArticleJuly 22, 2009 From Gitmo to Bagram It is disappointing that the panels responsible for reviewing the Obama administration's detention policy at Guantánamo Bay and its interrogation policy overall announced on Tuesday that they would need more time to complete their evaluations. Thankfully, though, the pending review of the Afghan prison and judicial system is on track to be completed swiftly and thoroughly by the US military at this critical juncture in the nearly eight-year-long conflict. Jul 22, 2009 Sean Duggan
Don’t Ask, Don’t Care ArticleJuly 8, 2009 Don’t Ask, Don’t Care Even before the US secretary of defence, Robert Gates, announced that he wanted to make the law dealing with gays in the military "more humane", supporters of "don't ask, don't tell", or DADT, the regulation that bans gay men and lesbians from openly serving in the US military, began overlooking the facts in order to maintain the policy. Jul 8, 2009 Sean Duggan
How to End “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ArticleJuly 7, 2009 How to End “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Last year, as a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged he would work with military leaders and Congress to repeal the law that bans openly gay men and women from serving in the military. Last week, as the nation's commander in chief, he renewed his stance, declaring that "preventing patriotic Americans from serving our country weakens our national security." Yet the law commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell," or DADT, still remains in effect. Jul 7, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ReportJune 24, 2009 Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Practical steps to repeal the ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military from Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley. Jun 24, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Funding War Through the Backdoor ArticleMay 12, 2009 Funding War Through the Backdoor Including programs not directly related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in the supplemental funding bill perpetuates the broken defense acquisitions process, write Laura Conley and Sean Duggan. May 12, 2009 Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Ending Unneeded Weapons Programs ArticleMay 4, 2009 Ending Unneeded Weapons Programs Outmoded and overpriced weapons programs have no place in the supplemental funding bills for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, writes Sean Duggan. May 4, 2009 Sean Duggan
Sustainable Security in Afghanistan ReportMarch 24, 2009 Sustainable Security in Afghanistan Report from Lawrence Korb, Caroline Wadhams, Colin Cookman, and Sean Duggan provides recommendations for a lasting security in Afghanistan. Mar 24, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Caroline Wadhams, Colin Cookman, 1 More Sean Duggan
Lessons from Six Years in Iraq ArticleMarch 19, 2009 Lessons from Six Years in Iraq Six years after the start of the Iraq war, Lawrence Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley reflect on its consequences at home and abroad. Mar 19, 2009 Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley
Building a Military for the 21st Century ReportDecember 10, 2008 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. Dec 10, 2008 Lawrence J. Korb, Peter Juul, Laura Conley, 2 More Major Myles B. Caggins III, Sean Duggan
Saluting General Jones ArticleDecember 4, 2008 Saluting General Jones This week, president-elect Barack Obama announced his national security team. The selection of former General James Jones of the United States Marine Corps to be his national security adviser - a prominent post that runs the interagency process on all matters related to national security - is a sound choice. Jones' role as national security adviser, however, will not be a traditional one. Dec 4, 2008 Sean Duggan