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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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01/19/12
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This comprehensive report covers the multitude of factors that will affect U.S. national security policy. They include the 2012 defense budget cuts and four possible resulting scenarios; Iraq; Iran; U.S.-Pakistan relations; North Korea; Europe; and much more.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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09/14/11
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9/11 resulted in a dramatic shift in U.S. national security thinking. Four recent and impending events may suggest future trends: domestic economic challenges; the official end of the Iraq war at the close of 2011; withdrawal from Afghanistan by 2014; and the conflict in Libya.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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05/05/11
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Military expert Jeff McCausland discusses the death of bin Laden: what it means long and short term, the changing nature of al Qaeda--now a global franchise--and most importantly what it means in terms of Pakistan.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland,
Conor Martin
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04/06/11
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This briefing provides a detailed (and eye-opening) list of the military contributions from each of the allies--aircraft, ships, submarines, and more; an analysis of the political and financial cost to the U.S.; and a projection of possible outcomes.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland,
Conor Martin
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03/15/11
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The U.S. is involved in two wars and may become involved in Libya, yet the budget crisis could result in a government shutdown. Clearly, this budget battle is not solely about the defense budget. But decisions have been made that affect both national security and the overall budget.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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03/14/11
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While current events in Libya are riveting, McCausland focuses on three countries where the U.S. has critical security relationships: two key allies in the region, Egypt and Bahrain; and fragile Yemen, one of the most important theaters in the struggle against al Qaeda.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland,
Conor Martin
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01/19/11
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In this review of national security issues at the close of 2010, Jeff McCausland and Conor Martin discuss the 2011 defense budget, Don't Ask Don't Tell, the return of Wikileaks, the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review, and START.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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01/07/11
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After a series of reverses, the White House wanted a summit that demonstrated not only Alliance solidarity on a number of difficult issues, but also clearly confirmed U.S. leadership. Yet while the Summit ended on a positive note, the challenges of implementing its decisions are large.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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10/18/10
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Despite all, progress is being made in Afghanistan, writes Jeffrey McCausland after his recent ten-day visit there. But the political obstacles are huge, time is short, and the broader question of Pakistan must be confronted.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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09/09/10
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This month's report focuses on Iraq and Afghanistan, but also covers Secretary Gates' budget initiative and his intent to retire; Wikileaks; significant changes in German defense policy; U.S.-Vietnam military cooperation; and general observations.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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08/13/10
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July saw a number of interesting developments in U.S. national security that included such topics as the ongoing war in Afghanistan, increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula, Russian spies, WikiLeaks, and growing concerns about the future of defense budgets in the U.S. and UK.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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07/12/10
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McCausland's topics include: McChrystal's resignation; continued British economic challenges and their effect on UK defense spending; developments in Afghanistan; ratification of the new "START" agreement and U.S.-Russian relations; and the increase in U.S. Marine suicides.
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Jeffrey D. McCausland
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06/10/10
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In this first column of his monthly series, McCausland covers the latest on U.S. and British defense spending; growing tensions on the Korean peninsula; the new START Treaty; and much more.
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