Confronting Iran: Critical perspectives on the current crisis, its origins, and implications
A PDA compilation, February 2007.
More than 100 articles, analyses and resources addressing the nuclear crisis and other aspects of the US-Iran conflict as well as strategic issues.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
Experts give poor grades to expected defense budget proposal
By Bipasha Ray, Project on Defense Alternatives
from Defense Analysis Bulletin #2, 01 February 2007
Washington, DC -- The expected $470 billion defense budget for fiscal 2008 to be released Feb. 5 will fall short of requirements, yet continue to be packed with pork despite recent reforms, according to defense experts at a briefing on Thursday.
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from Defense Analysis Bulletin #2, 01 February 2007
Washington, DC -- The expected $470 billion defense budget for fiscal 2008 to be released Feb. 5 will fall short of requirements, yet continue to be packed with pork despite recent reforms, according to defense experts at a briefing on Thursday.
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Defense Analysis Bulletin #1
A series of mini-reviews of selected studies of interest
Edited by Bipasha Ray
In this inaugural issue: Has U.S. aid to Afghan security forces improved its human rights record? Also discusses whether high-ranking Taliban should be brought into the fold of governance; civilian casualties in US/NATO air strikes in Afghanistan; and the potential spillover from the Iraqi civil war which could affect U.S. basing operations especially in the small Persian Gulf countries, like Bahrain.
Edited by Bipasha Ray
In this inaugural issue: Has U.S. aid to Afghan security forces improved its human rights record? Also discusses whether high-ranking Taliban should be brought into the fold of governance; civilian casualties in US/NATO air strikes in Afghanistan; and the potential spillover from the Iraqi civil war which could affect U.S. basing operations especially in the small Persian Gulf countries, like Bahrain.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Resolving Iraq: Progress depends on a short timeline for US troop withdrawal
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By Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #40, 18 January 2007.
The memo argues that the large-scale US military presence in Iraq makes sustainable progress toward peace and stability there impossible. It advances an alternative approach to stabilizing Iraq that hinges on a short timeline for US troop withdrawal and a new international effort including Iraq’s neighbors.
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By Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #40, 18 January 2007.
The memo argues that the large-scale US military presence in Iraq makes sustainable progress toward peace and stability there impossible. It advances an alternative approach to stabilizing Iraq that hinges on a short timeline for US troop withdrawal and a new international effort including Iraq’s neighbors.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
More troops for Iraq? Time to just say "No"
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By Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #39, 09 January 2007.
There is no reason to believe that a marginal increase in the US troop presence in Iraq will turn the tide there. The memo reviews relevant data on troop strength, insurgent activity, and Iraqi public opinion. It traces America's troubles in Iraq to the nature of the mission, which it concludes is founded on strategic error.
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By Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #39, 09 January 2007.
There is no reason to believe that a marginal increase in the US troop presence in Iraq will turn the tide there. The memo reviews relevant data on troop strength, insurgent activity, and Iraqi public opinion. It traces America's troubles in Iraq to the nature of the mission, which it concludes is founded on strategic error.
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