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November 14, 2014

Russia
Ukraine Needs U.S. Arms to Play Defense

Outmatched by the Russian military, Ukrainian forces require more support from the Pentagon, including defensive weapons, says expert Steven Pifer.

Interview by Steven Pifer and Bernard Gwertzman

October 22, 2024

Latin America
Drug Traffickers Launder Millions Through Remittances. Here’s How to Stop Them.

Four steps Congress and U.S. embassies can take to safeguard remittances from abuse. 

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Blog Post by Will Freeman, Steven Holmes, and Mariana Fernandez Rubach Latin America’s Moment

February 3, 2010

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Deficits in a Growing Defense Budget

The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget fails to align spending with calls to rebuild the military to handle irregular warfare, says expert Todd Harrison. He also cites an inability to get…

Interview by Todd Harrison and Greg Bruno

March 27, 2017

Hacking Defense and Diplomacy in Silicon Valley

Scott Hartley is a venture capitalist and term member at the Council on Foreign Relations. His new book, The Fuzzy and the Techie (Houghton Mifflin), comes out in April. You can follow him @scottehar…

SEAL Plane Jump
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

September 17, 2009

United States
National Missile Defense: A Status Report

The United States has pursued missile defense technologies for six decades, with mixed results. Changes under the Obama administration, including adjustments to planned defenses in Europe, could port…

Backgrounder by Greg Bruno