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Panelists talked about the role of military forces in combating terrorist organizations around the world. Topics included current threats from *ISIS, the legal basis for authorizing military…

The Sustainable Defense Task Force presented the findings of its report on the Pentagon’s possible contribution to deficit reduction. They focused on recommendations for areas in which budge…

The panel talked about the background and importance of President Eisenhower’s farewell address when he left office in 1960. They focused on his statements about the development of a militar…

General Keane and Mr. Korb testified about planning for the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq. Among the issues they addressed were the political and security situation in Iraq, regional…

The Center for American Progress hosted a discussion on whether a military draft was necessary to meet overseas military commitments. An article in the Washington Monthly had argued that an …

Participants talked about the future of the all-volunteer force and structuring the U.S. military to meet future treats. Among the issues they addressed were recruitment and retention, the u…

Participants talked about the long-term impact of current military operations in Iraq and elsewhere on military operations and strategy. Among the topics they addressed were maintaining secu…

Lawrence Korb, former Secretary of Defense for the Reagan Administration (1981-1985) talked about the proposed reorganization of the U.S. military as announced by Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.…

This forum focused on what the United States has learned from the military and strategic issues of the Persian Gulf war. Panelists talked about arms control, weapons production in the Middle…

Three military analysts offer their assessments and critique of the 1992 defense budget in light of the Persian Gulf war.

Members of the House Armed Services committee conducted a hearing to examine the situation in the Persian Gulf. The witnesses spoke on the probability of military action in the Persian Gulf.