Gordon England’s war
In darkened theaters around the country, millions of Americans have been getting a civics lesson. In a somewhat romanticized and...
Defense Budget & Expenditures
The Army and its Future Combat Systems in Jeopardy
For the Army the the future of combat is already here, and the need for FCS is now. The Army...
Kyl offers second opinion on space ‘weaponization’
(Washington, D.C.): Following two weeks of confusion bordering on panic displayed by American officials in the wake of Communist...
Private Security and US Foreign Policy
The use of privatized military forces on the battlefield is hardly a new concept, with examples ranging from the operations...
Testing, testing
Decision Brief No. 06-D 51 2006-10-03 (Washington, D.C.): In the wake of the panicky response to North Korea's announcement today that...
States of denial
Decision Brief No. 06-D 50 2006-10-02 (Washington, D.C.): So, Bob Woodward has become the latest journalist to try to...
Victory on the C-17, but concerns remain
Senate Appropriates Committee conferees, who today secured funding for 10 additional C-17 airlifters, are to be commended for recognizing the...
‘No place to run’
In the 2006 mid-term elections, no issue is likely to be more determinative of the outcomes of congressional races and,...
Success! A ground-based missile defense milestone
Decision Brief No. 06-D 43 2006-09-01 (Washington, D.C.): Today's successful intercept of a simulated incoming ballistic missile by an...
Sounding retreat
Decision Brief No. 06-D 42 2006-08-28 (Washington, D.C.): Urban legend has it that populations of wild rodents known as...
Democratic defeatism
Decision Brief No. 06-D 38 2006-08-07 (Washington, D.C.): Suddenly, the Democrats have found their voice on Iraq. It is...
Concentrating on missile defense
The British wit, Samuel Johnson, once declared that, "The prospect of hanging concentrates the mind wonderfully." The televised images of...
War-winning don’ts and do’s
Decision Brief No. 06-D 31 2006-06-26 (Washington, D.C.): When the history of this era is written, it will be...
So Bush didn’t lie about WMD
Earlier today, supporters of a free, stable and prosperous Iraq claimed a small victory in the Senate's 60-39 vote to...
‘Iraq War’ truth squad
Decision Brief No. 06-D 30 2006-06-19 (Washington , D.C.): With voters going to the polls in a little more...