U.S. Military Challenges in Asia-Pacific Region
The American Enterprise Institute hosted a discussion on U.S. military challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on recently increased activity from China and North Korea.
406 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute hosted a discussion on U.S. military challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on recently increased activity from China and North Korea.
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1,432 viewsLawrence Korb and Thomas Donnelly talked about President Obama’s veto of the $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), aand the state of defense funding and U.S. military readi…
355 viewsFormer State and Defense Department officials and former Middle East adviser Dennis Ross talked about President Obama’s challenges in foreign policy and national challenges. Topics included …
5,137 viewsRetired General John Allen, who formerly commanded the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, talked about U.S. global security and leadership. He addressed Afg…
320 viewsForeign policy experts talked about threats made by North Korea during the previous month, including shutting down a joint manufacturing center employing South and North Koreans and announci…
490 viewsPanelists talked about President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address and how foreign policy and national security will be handled in his second term. American Enterprise Institute defens…
178 viewsNational security advisers to the Romney and Obama campaigns talked about where the presidential candidates stand on the major foreign policy and defense issues. Topics included recent event…
250 viewsDeputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter talked about the U.S. defense budget priorities and the impact of possible January 2013 automatic budget cuts, also known as sequestration, as voted on…
377 viewsDefense and foreign policy scholars discussed the U.S. national security agenda in the Middle East, North Africa and the Asia Pacific regions and the role of national security issues in the …
440 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon spoke about the U.S. military since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In his comments he talked about the special committee create…
328 viewsPanelists talked about the implications of U.S. military actions in Libya. Among the issues they addressed were the purpose of the mission, the constitutionality of U.S. involvement in the c…
933 viewsAcademics talked about the prospects of Senate passage of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
245 viewsSenator Lindsey Graham talked about the war in Afghanistan and counterterrorism strategy. He also criticized the media for focusing too much attention on issues such as the military’s “Don’t…
352 viewsPanelists talked about the findings of a joint study by the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution and conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute study on the future of nuclear arms r…
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