February 8, 2010
Interview
President Obama's decision to skip an upcoming summit in Spain set off a European reaction that highlighted areas of conflicting interests between the EU and the U.S., says CFR Europe expert Charles Kupchan.
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February 2010
Essential Documents
Report
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February 5, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantick draws lessons for Haiti from the tsunami in Indonesia.
February 5, 2010
Must Read
Forbes columnist and former Treasure Department economist Bruce Bartlett explains how federal financial planning has evolved over time.
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February 4, 2010
Interview
The Obama administration's proposed defense budget fails to align spending with calls to rebuild the military to handle irregular warfare, says expert Todd Harrison. He also cites an inability to get personnel costs under control.
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February 4, 2010
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Kara C. McDonald discusses how high-level visits to Haiti can hamper the relief effort.
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February 2, 2010
Transcript
One day after the Defense Department released the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy gives an assessment of U.S. defense policy over the short and long term.
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February 2, 2010
Essential Documents
Testimony
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February 2, 2010, Washington D.C.
Transcript
Every four years, the U.S. Department of Defense conducts a congressionally mandated review of national defense strategy and priorities known as the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). As the Pentagon concludes its 2010 QDR-the second such review to be conducted in wartime and the first of the Obama administration-join Michèle Flournoy for an assessment of defense policy over the short and long term.
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February 1, 2010
Essential Documents
Budget
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