Mar 18, 2009
If Republicans continue to rally around "no," there will be important implications for national security issues in Congress over the next two years. John Isaacs explores three broad groups of executive-legislative national security topics in this article published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Online.
Feb 26, 2009
On February 26, the Obama administration will release a preliminary outline of its spending priorities and agency budgets (known as “toplines”) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, which begins on October 1. The defense budget topline released on February 26 communicates an overall funding level without including programmatic specifics, which will be released in April.
Feb 19, 2009
Based on recent press reports, there is reason to suspect that there may be an effort underway to revise or soften President Obama’s 16-month timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq. In this new policy brief, Col. Richard Klass, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, and Brig. Gen. John Johns outline how the President can responsibly execute his policy of removing U.S. combat forces from Iraq within 16 months.
Feb 17, 2009
On January 22, President Obama’s second day in office, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation chairman Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, along with 15 other retired general and flag officers, stood behind the President in the Oval Office when he signed executive orders related to the incarceration, interrogation, and treatment of detainees. In this short essay, Gard explains how he became an activist against the Bush administration's torture policies and describes his January trip to the White House.
Feb 17, 2009
Although presidential candidate Barack Obama made drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq the centerpiece of his national security agenda, so as to focus on the “real fight” in Afghanistan, President Obama will find that even with a complete withdrawal from Iraq, the United States’ current all-volunteer forces will be inadequate for accomplishing its worldwide national security goals. These authors propose combining a revived military draft with a broader public-service program.
Jan 22, 2009
On January 22, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that closes the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within one year. Joining Obama at the Oval Office signing ceremony was Lt. General Robert Gard, chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Gard has been highly involved in efforts to stop torture and shut down Guantanamo.
Jan 15, 2009
As George W. Bush's time in office comes to an end, his administration is working overtime to put a positive spin on his legacy. In this new compilation, executive director John Isaacs considers the good, the bad, and the ugly over the last eight years.
Dec 2, 2008
In this new op-ed published in the Guardian UK, executive director John Isaacs argues that the security agreement signed by the United States and Iraq and approved by the Iraqi parliament last week marks the beginning of the end of the American occupation.
Dec 1, 2008
Those of us eagerly awaiting relief from the debacle called the Bush administration should avoid getting swept up the in DC parlor game of who is getting what position in the new administration and focus instead on the fundamental changes we need the Obama administration to start making. In short, "It's the Policy Stupid!"
Dec 1, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced on December 1 that he will nominate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to be Secretary of State. Exaggerated reporting notwithstanding, the fact is that when it comes to foreign policy, Obama and Clinton agree far more than they disagree. In this analysis, executive director John Isaacs compares Obama and Clinton on Iraq, Iran, missile defense, North Korea, and nuclear nonproliferation.
Nov 24, 2008
The status of forces agreement recently signed by the United States and Iraq reinforces the views held by the majority of Iraqis and Americans that it is time for U.S. military forces to leave Iraq. As Iraq’s parliament prepares to vote on the agreement on Wednesday, November 26, John Isaacs and Travis Sharp analyze the content and implications of the pact in this new policy brief.
Nov 19, 2008
While the election of Barack Obama heralds an impending change in U.S. policy toward Iraq, defense officials in Washington and Baghdad continue to focus on transforming the Iraqi military into a legitimate fighting force. Both the United States and Iraq seem to agree that no matter what President-elect Obama’s new strategy looks like, bolstering the strength and effectiveness of the Iraqi Security Forces will play a key role in stabilizing Iraq in the wake of U.S. troop withdrawals.
Nov 14, 2008
Ambassador Peter Galbraith, senior diplomatic fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, talked about Iraq on NPR's All Things Considered on November 12.
Oct 21, 2008
An English translation of the U.S.-Iraq security agreement was released just this week. The agreement already has come under fire in Iraq because many Iraqi lawmakers oppose it and now are seeking to reopen negotiations. This analysis provides a brief look at four elements covered in the agreement.
Oct 16, 2008
Many Americans may not realize that the United States will spend more on defense over the next 365 days than on the $700 billion bailout package. In this commentary for Foreign Policy in Focus, Travis Sharp considers what might happen with future U.S. defense budgets now that the economy is in shambles.
Oct 2, 2008
At a time when people are losing their homes and struggling to make ends meet, many Americans find the $700 billion cost of the financial rescue package to be simply unacceptable. What many Americans probably don’t realize is that the United States is likely to spend $711 billion, more than the cost of the financial bailout, on national defense in the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2008.
Sep 29, 2008
We hear again and again from Washington that we have turned a corner in Iraq and are on the path to victory. In his latest essay for the New York Review of Books, Ambassador Peter Galbraith, Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, disputes the notion that the current state of affairs in Iraq can be called a success - or a path to victory.
Sep 25, 2008
With members of Congress eager to leave town for the campaign trail, and Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 starting on October 1, Congress slapped together a consolidated appropriations package that includes several appropriations bills and a continuing resolution (known as a 'CR') all rolled into one. The package provides $487.7 billion in total defense funding, $4 billion less than the administration's request but 6.2 percent above the FY2008 funding level.
Sep 24, 2008
Congress decided to skip the normal conference procedure for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Defense Authorization bill (S.3001). Working together, the House and Senate produced a joint bill that now must gain final approval from the House and Senate before it can be sent to President Bush for his signature. The bill fully authorizes the administration’s $542.5 billion National Defense (function 050) request. The bill also authorizes $68.5 billion in "bridge" funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, for a “base” budget plus “bridge” budget grand total of $611.1 billion.
Sep 10, 2008
In early September, several news outlets reported that Iraq is interested in buying 36 F-16 fighter jets from the United States. This proposed sale is the latest development in an intense push by the United States and Iraq to transform the Iraqi military into a legitimate fighting force. Recent weapons acquisition proposals would enlarge the Iraqi Security Forces’ purview from merely enforcing internal order to counterbalancing other countries in the region.
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