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The Pentagon's strategic review sets the stage for a new era of restraint in U.S. military spending and a focus on priorities in Asia. CFR's...
Speakers: Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security
Gideon Rose, Editor and Peter G. Peterson Chair, Foreign Affairs
February 13, 2012
Richard K. Betts, adjunct senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses his new book American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security.
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