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European Security | Dec. 19, 2024

It’s (Still) More Expensive to Rotate Military Forces Overseas than Base...

In mid-2020, then-President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to withdraw roughly one-third of US forces from Germany, reportedly because of policy differences with Berlin. Given how long it would take to implement such a significant change in

South & Latin America | Dec. 18, 2024

Security Implications for the United States from Iranian and Hezbollah A...

This presentation will examine engagement with Latin America by Iran, its government agents, and surrogate groups such as Hezbollah, including terrorist finance, terrorism, and other activities and their evolution in recent years. It will address the

External Articles | Dec. 17, 2024

Making the Case for Democratic, Limited Government and Economic Liberty ...

This work is derived from an address given by the author to the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy on December 4, 2024, in Miami, Florida.In discussing the status of political and economic freedom in Latin America, my thoughts go to the

European Security | Dec. 10, 2024

Will Assad’s Defeat be Putin’s Waterloo?

The narrative of Russia’s ascendancy in 2024 is beginning to look like more fiction than fact. The Assad regime in Syria has become a casualty of Moscow’s increasingly desperate efforts in Ukraine, and its collapse is a strategic and operational blow

Publications | Dec. 5, 2024

China’s Next Step in Modernizing the People’s Liberation Army: A New Res...

The Chinese Communist Party’s massive active-duty army—the largest in the world—understates the manpower available to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) during a future protracted war. Despite the hundreds of thousands of combat troops garrisoned
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Gangs, “Coups D’ Streets,” and the New War in Central America
July 1, 2005

Pseudo Operations and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Other Countries
June 1, 2005

U.S. National Security Implications of Chinese Involvement in Latin America
June 1, 2005

The Strategic Implications of the Rise of Populism in Europe and South America
June 1, 2005

Budget Policy, Deficits, and Defense: A Fiscal Framework for Defense Planning
June 1, 2005

Welcome Iran and North Korea to the Nuclear Club: You’re Targeted
June 1, 2005

The U.S.-UK Special Relationship: Past, Present and Future
May 29, 2005

Beyond The U.S. War on Terrorism: Comparing Domestic Legal Remedies to an International Dilemma
May 25, 2005

U.S.-India Security Ties
May 25, 2005

South Asia and the Nuclear Future: Rethinking the Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation
May 25, 2005