U.S. grand strategy is in a period of flux. From the early days of the Cold War to the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States’ grand strategy – its main, overarching strategic goal which molded the total of its policies and resources – could be summarized in a single word: containment. Preventing the spread of communism and maintaining [...]
Effective April 26, the threat level for U.S. airports will no longer be orange for “low risk of terrorist attack.” Next Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security will begin to use a new, simplified terrorism warning system that is much friendlier to the color-blind among us. The new National Terrorism Advisory System will provide specific information designed to give better [...]
By: Emma Barnes Edited by: Urja Mittal On Tuesday, March 15 ISAF and USFOR-A Commander General David Petraeus, alongside Undersecretary for Defense Policy Michele Flournoy, testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The next day, the duo reiterated their statements to the House Armed Services Committee. The official topic of both mornings was the same: “The Situation in [...]
True or false: On Sunday night, the U.S. Congress managed to avert a government shutdown by passing a stopgap spending resolution, which will ultimately cut $80 billion from President Obama’s proposed budget, or $38 billion from current spending levels. True, right? Technically, false. The deal, reached at 11pm, received President Obama’s signature some time after midnight. In other words, we [...]
Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan dropped the gauntlet on Monday when he released the House Budget Committee‘s fiscal year 2012 Budget Resolution. The Republican Ryan, who chairs the committee, calls his alternative to the Obama budget the “Path to Prosperity,” arguing that its acute focus on spending cuts and deficit reduction will create an opportunity for economic growth, increasing the standard [...]
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