New Report Outlines Bold Changes to the Security Budget, as Gates Makes Way for Panetta
As President Obama asks Republicans to cut “sacred cows” from the budget and make security budget cuts, report discusses ways to shift our security resources.
Report of the Task Force on a Unified Security Budget for the United States
With military cuts now on the negotiating table, here’s a set of expert recommendations on what to cut and yet keep us safe and secure.
A Military Budget on the Wrong Side of History
We should support the Egyptian miracle by cutting military aid and shifting it to support what will actually help Egyptians improve their standard of living.
Military Spending Cuts: Depends on what the Meaning of ‘On the Table’ Is
Let’s define budget cuts as spending less next year than this year. Nothing else should qualify.
Military Spending Takes its Place at the Table
The military spending cuts proposed by the Deficit Reduction Commission is both good and bad for a truly sustainable defense budget.
Pentagon Plans $100 Billion in Spending Cuts
The Obama administration seeks military savings over the next five years.
New Thinking on Cutting the Deficit
We could cut $1 trillion over the next decade in the defense budget, without compromising national security. It’s time to trim the fat on this sacred cow.
Fresh Thinking on National Security
In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, we need to make sure that every penny of our tax dollars is spent wisely.
Bush-Style Military Spending Not Over Yet
Obama’s plans for change in defense spending are still mostly unrealized.
Keep Secretary Gates? This Simple Test Should Decide
The idea of letting the current Defense Secretary keep his job is a hotly debated topic these days. Here’s an easy way to decide.
A Fat Budget for Weapons, Thin for Diplomacy
It is quintessential “Washington business as usual” that keeps the goal of rebalancing security resources always out of reach.
Raiding the War Chest
It’s called “defense” spending, but how much of it is actually about defense? Here’s how we could save billions, and still have billions left to make the U.S. and the world more secure.
Bush Budget Adds to Military, Cuts Prevention
Voters—Republicans and Democrats alike—are telling pollsters they want, not a modest course correction, not a turned page, but a whole new book.
Klaatu Barada Nikto
World leaders no longer have to wait for aliens to show up with apocalyptic threats and mysterious weapons. We are perfectly capable of destroying the planet ourselves without outside help.