Moral Obscenities in Syria
August 28, 2013 | A U.S. military attack on Syria will not be to protect civilians—it will mean taking sides once again in a bloody, complicated civil war.
Articles by Miriam Pemberton
Trade-Offs Needed to Enhance U.S. Soft Power
May 8, 2013 | The U.S. government needs to develop a unified national security budget that allows the president and the Congress to make trade-offs like these.
No Peace Dividend? Not So Fast
April 16, 2013 | The ending of the wars is coinciding with a broader defense downsizing.
Defense Braces for a Bad Decade
March 3, 2013 | Rather than just sitting on the sidelines, watching in anxiety and frustration as this Washington catfight proceeds, defense-dependent communities and workers should get going on the proverbial Plan B.
Sequestration: Our Military is Due for Downsizing
February 22, 2013 | In fact, sequestration will not "gut" our military. Sequestration will take our military budget back to the level it was in 2007, when we were still fighting two wars.
The Pentagon Is Ripe for Reduction
December 12, 2012 | The U.S. is finally about to turn around a 13-year-long surge in Pentagon spending.
We’re Not Broke
December 5, 2012 | This commonsense guide to avoiding the fiscal swindle would nearly eliminate the budget deficit while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.
Fact Sheet: “Rebalancing our National Security: The Benefits of Implementing a Unified Security Budget”
November 21, 2012 | We can save $440 billion over a 10-year period without compromising national security.
Rebalancing Our National Security: The Benefits of Implementing a Unified Security Budget
October 31, 2012 | A team of experts recommend ways to rebalance our national security budget.
A Glimmer of Military Budget Sanity
September 10, 2012 | Even House Republicans can't stomach spending $17,000 on a helicopter drip pan.