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Let’s see: Gates wants to cut $100 billion from the defense budget over the FYDP.  Ron Paul and Barney Frank want to cut $1 trillion from the defense budget over 10 years. How can such things be done?  With great difficulty.  Such difficulty could include having the U.S. back away from its current funding for [...]

Note: this article originally appeared in Air University’s The Wright Stuff. The Efficacy of International Institutions By Mark Stout Keep doing what you’re doing, keep getting what you got At the recent West Point graduation, President Obama took the opportunity to say something many already knew: he wants diplomacy and ‘international institutions’ to play a more prominent [...]

The Efficacy of International Institutions Keep doing what you’re doing, keep getting what you got At the recent West Point graduation, President Obama took the opportunity to say something many already knew: he wants diplomacy and ‘international institutions’ to play a more prominent role in the world.  Just what are the challenges the President wants [...]