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Neocons and the Reagan Reality

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Neocons often invoke the memory of Ronald Reagan's strength to bolster their goal of military intervention overseas. But while the Gipper might have favored...

Hendrix: More Frigates and Subs

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Matthew Fay of the Niskanen Center leads readers into the weekend with a focus on the number of ships in the Navy and what...

Maintain Pentagon Spending Caps

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Niskanen Center’s Matthew Fay, in an open letter to the House Budget Committee, advises maintaining the caps on defense spending established by the 2011...

Hot Debate over Defense Budget

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Matthew Fay writes that the debate in Washington over the future of the defense budget is acrimonious and points readers to some interesting analysis...

Reject the President’s Defense Budget

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Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), advises, “The nation needs to stop standing still with our current...

Weekend Reading from Niskanen Center

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If you couldn't keep up with the many happenings in world defense policy this week, Niskanen Center has compiled an essential reading list to...

“Our Freeloading Allies”

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My friend, Cato Institute’s Chris Preble’s aptly titled post is both shocking and depressing. Americans are being played the sucker by our own government. You...

Reps. McKeon and Thornberry Wrong on Defense Spending Cuts

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Cato Institute’s Chris Preble calls it right. Today’s American military keys on a hyperactive foreign policy. We are largely focused on defending others. We...

F-35 Lightning II: Latest F-35 Deal Targets Unit Cost Below $100 Million – Engine Not Included

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The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have agreed to a handshake deal for the latest two lots of F-35 airframes, and based on cost projections...

Military Budget: 4.6% of GDP Equals 68% of 1940 GDP in Real Terms

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“In terms of real resources, the 4.6% of GDP devoted to the military last year was equivalent to 68% of the 1940 GDP. “ An...
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