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Military Spending: A Poor Job Creator

Military Spending: A Poor Job Creator

by William D. Hartung

Jan-17-2012 | Policy Brief, Fact Sheet

Plans for cutting the federal deficit have raised an important question: what impact would military spending reductions have on jobs? This fact sheet is an update with new numbers from 2011 for U.S. employment effects of military and domestic spending. ... Read More »

Tools of Influence: The Arms Lobby and the Super Committee

Tools of Influence: The Arms Lobby and the Super Committee

by William D. Hartung

Oct-31-2011 | Policy Brief

In this policy brief, William D. Hartung explores the mutually beneficial and close ties between the arms lobby and super committee members. ... Read More »

Pakistan: The State of the Union

Pakistan: The State of the Union

by Selig S. Harrison

Apr-06-2009 | Report

In a special report, Selig Harrison discusses recommendations for both the Pakistani government's stance on minorities and U.S. foreign policy toward the region. ... Read More »

Changing Course: Proposals to Reverse the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy

Changing Course: Proposals to Reverse the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy

by Donald Herr

Sep-08-2008 | Report

In this International Policy Report, Donald Herr analyzes the militarization of U.S. foreign policy and provides proposals to reverse its militarization. ... Read More »

The CIA and the Perils of Politicization

The CIA and the Perils of Politicization

by Melvin A. Goodman

Mar-17-2008 | Report

Melvin Goodman analyzes the CIA's vulnerability to politicization due to its mission to provide intelligence to policymakers. ... Read More »

Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA

Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA

by Melvin A. Goodman

Jan-28-2008 | Book

Failure of Intelligence is an in depth look at the history of the CIA from an insider perspective. Goodman examines it's recent failures and distorting of information for political means, and suggests an effective reform agenda. ... Read More »

Crimes of the Central Intelligence Agency: How Covert Action Harms U.S. Security

Crimes of the Central Intelligence Agency: How Covert Action Harms U.S. Security

by Melvin A. Goodman

Nov-21-2007 | Report

Melvin Goodman analyzes how covert action harms U.S. security in this International Policy that covers the history of the term and its effect on policy. ... Read More »

The Forgotten Bargain Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament

by Selig S. Harrison

Dec-04-2006 | Report

In the debate over how to stop nuclear proliferation, both sides make increasingly untenable assumptions. The advocates of "regime change" in North Korea and Iran underestimate the staying power of the political systems in Pyongyang and Tehran.... Read More »

Nuclear Turning Point North Korea, Iran and Nuclear Disarmament

Nuclear Turning Point North Korea, Iran and Nuclear Disarmament

by Caitlin Ward, Lourdes Villanueva, Vincent Parascandolo

Nov-06-2006 | Conference Report

This report summarizes the findings of a symposium on the topic, “Nuclear Turning Point: Does the Quest for U.S. Nuclear Dominance Undermine Non-Proliferation?,” sponsored by the Center for International Policy and the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) on May 8, 2006.... Read More »

Bush League Diplomacy: How the Neoconservatives Are Putting the World at Risk

Bush League Diplomacy: How the Neoconservatives Are Putting the World at Risk

by Craig Eisendrath, Melvin A. Goodman

Mar-01-2004 | Book

How have George W. Bush and the neoconservatives in his administration managed to erode a half century of foreign relations in such a short period of time? What impact will the increased use of military force in place of diplomacy, and the ever-increasing deficit spending this creates, have on social policies at home? Veteran foreign policy analysts Craig Eisendrath and Mel Goodman answer these questions and many more.... Read More »

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