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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Mackenzie Eaglen

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

Obama’s defense budget ignores the law and reality; increases uncertainty

Mackenzie Eaglen | April 10, 2013, 1:00 pm

President Obama’s newest defense budget request for 2014 reminds Washington that these documents are more than a set of numbers. They are also political statements of priorities. But Obama’s budget request is the latest in a series that stands virtually … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

Is Hagel already giving up on reforming the defense budget?

Mackenzie Eaglen | April 3, 2013, 2:31 pm

Today, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave his first major policy speech since assuming command of the US Department of Defense (DoD). While the Secretary started with a bang by hitting all the right notes and themes regarding defense reform, … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

No fix: The cliff dive is for keeps

Mackenzie Eaglen | December 27, 2012, 11:51 am

Now that the nation is set to go over the fiscal cliff, the groundwork is being laid to ensure it plays out in slow motion. Many policymakers wrongly think that this will buy more time for Congress and the president to work out a deal retroactively later this spring. read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

Yes, America’s military is expensive. But maintaining it saves money–and lives–in the long run

Mackenzie Eaglen | November 2, 2012, 2:16 pm

Is defense expensive? You bet. Peace costs a great deal. Is fighting a war even more expensive? By any standard – in dollars and in blood – so much more. read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

A game of Battleship? The great debate over US Navy fleet size

Mackenzie Eaglen | October 24, 2012, 9:27 am

President Obama repeatedly sought to paint Governor Mitt Romney as a man stuck in the past at this week’s foreign policy debate. One instance was when the president tried to highlight Romney’s supposedly outdated understanding of how the military works. … read more >

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