Jun 25, 2009
President Obama decided not to release a new group of detainee abuse photographs because he believes they would inflame our enemies and threaten American troops. Indeed, the shocking photos from Abu Ghraib have served as a powerful recruiting tool for al-Qaeda and have sparked outrage across the world.
Jun 16, 2009
As part of their work on the second FY 2009 war supplemental, members of Congress provided nearly $7 billion in “add-ons” or funds not sought by the Pentagon. Much of this additional funding is being included as part of the supplemental because these programs are controversial and might not otherwise be funded through the normal budget process.
Jun 15, 2009
On June 11, House and Senate conferees approved a $105.9 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill for the latter part of FY 2009. The bill includes $79.9 billion for the Department of Defense, primarily to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, roughly $4.4 billion more than the amount sought by the administration.
May 8, 2009
On May 8, the Obama Administration released complete details of its Fiscal Year 2010 Pentagon Spending Request. The request included $533.8 billion for the Department of Defense and $130 billion to support "Overseas Contingency Operations" (military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan), included for the first time as part of the White House’s annual budget request, rather than through special supplemental appropriations bills.
Apr 28, 2009
With 100 days now behind him and more than 1,000 left to go in his first term, President Barack Obama has given us much to celebrate – especially when compared to the dismal years of the Bush administration. John Isaacs offers a progress report on the Obama administration.
Apr 13, 2009
On April 9, the Obama administration released details of its Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental funding request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The total request is $83.4 billion to fund ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations. In this brief analysis, Chris Hellman examines the request and puts war funding to date in context.
Mar 31, 2009
In today's disastrous economic climate, the U.S. government desperately needs to prioritize its top national security objectives and realign spending accordingly. As Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Travis Sharp argue in this Huffington Post commentary, Congress must stop recklessly pumping taxpayer dollars into weapons systems unneeded for the foreseeable future and instead focus on revitalizing underfunded competencies such as military personnel and foreign assistance.
Mar 31, 2009
During the week of March 30, both the House and Senate will consider their respective versions of the Budget Resolution. In their mark ups, both the House and Senate Budget Committees provide $686 billion in fiscal year 2010 funding for both the Pentagon and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mar 26, 2009
For those who believe that America's defense spending was dangerously misallocated over the last eight years, the good news is that national security spending under the Obama administration will be markedly different than under President Bush. In this new policy brief, Travis Sharp and Katie Mounts highlight three policy objectives President Obama is poised to begin implementing this year.
Mar 18, 2009
If Republicans continue to rally around "no," there will be important implications for national security issues in Congress over the next two years. John Isaacs explores three broad groups of executive-legislative national security topics in this article published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Online.
Feb 26, 2009
On February 26, the Obama administration will release a preliminary outline of its spending priorities and agency budgets (known as “toplines”) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, which begins on October 1. The defense budget topline released on February 26 communicates an overall funding level without including programmatic specifics, which will be released in April.
Feb 19, 2009
Based on recent press reports, there is reason to suspect that there may be an effort underway to revise or soften President Obama’s 16-month timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq. In this new policy brief, Col. Richard Klass, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, and Brig. Gen. John Johns outline how the President can responsibly execute his policy of removing U.S. combat forces from Iraq within 16 months.
Feb 17, 2009
On January 22, President Obama’s second day in office, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation chairman Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, along with 15 other retired general and flag officers, stood behind the President in the Oval Office when he signed executive orders related to the incarceration, interrogation, and treatment of detainees. In this short essay, Gard explains how he became an activist against the Bush administration's torture policies and describes his January trip to the White House.
Feb 17, 2009
Although presidential candidate Barack Obama made drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq the centerpiece of his national security agenda, so as to focus on the “real fight” in Afghanistan, President Obama will find that even with a complete withdrawal from Iraq, the United States’ current all-volunteer forces will be inadequate for accomplishing its worldwide national security goals. These authors propose combining a revived military draft with a broader public-service program.
Jan 22, 2009
On January 22, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that closes the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within one year. Joining Obama at the Oval Office signing ceremony was Lt. General Robert Gard, chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Gard has been highly involved in efforts to stop torture and shut down Guantanamo.
Jan 15, 2009
As George W. Bush's time in office comes to an end, his administration is working overtime to put a positive spin on his legacy. In this new compilation, executive director John Isaacs considers the good, the bad, and the ugly over the last eight years.
Dec 2, 2008
In this new op-ed published in the Guardian UK, executive director John Isaacs argues that the security agreement signed by the United States and Iraq and approved by the Iraqi parliament last week marks the beginning of the end of the American occupation.
Dec 1, 2008
Those of us eagerly awaiting relief from the debacle called the Bush administration should avoid getting swept up the in DC parlor game of who is getting what position in the new administration and focus instead on the fundamental changes we need the Obama administration to start making. In short, "It's the Policy Stupid!"
Dec 1, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced on December 1 that he will nominate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to be Secretary of State. Exaggerated reporting notwithstanding, the fact is that when it comes to foreign policy, Obama and Clinton agree far more than they disagree. In this analysis, executive director John Isaacs compares Obama and Clinton on Iraq, Iran, missile defense, North Korea, and nuclear nonproliferation.
Nov 24, 2008
The status of forces agreement recently signed by the United States and Iraq reinforces the views held by the majority of Iraqis and Americans that it is time for U.S. military forces to leave Iraq. As Iraq’s parliament prepares to vote on the agreement on Wednesday, November 26, John Isaacs and Travis Sharp analyze the content and implications of the pact in this new policy brief.
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