Military expert Michael O’Hanlon examines America’s major conflicts from the Civil War to Afghani...

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'''The authors provide a sound critique of the standard positions and hyperboles of both advocate...

U.S. defense spending isn't excessive and, in fact, should continue to grow because it's both aff...

'The Brookings Institution has long produced an analysis of America's defense budgets and policie...

In this new Brookings Marshall Paper, Michael O'Hanlon argues that now is the time for Western na...

'Immediately after September 11, the Brookings Institution began a comprehensive, multidisciplina...

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'This latest study in the Brookings series on U.S. defense strategy and the defense budget review...