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How to Cut the Defense Budget Responsibly

David W. Barno, Nora Bensahel, and Travis Sharp

Washington's national security community is sounding the alarm about a new era of fiscal constraints at the Pentagon. But if reductions are done within reason, the U.S. military can retain its preeminence by focusing strategically on Asia. Read

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How Cutting Pentagon Spending Will Fix U.S. Defense Strategy

Benjamin Friedman

The Pentagon's boosters are right that big budget cuts will limit military capabilities. What they fail to recognize is that would actually be a good thing for the United States, as reductions will dial back Washington's overzealous foreign policy. Read