Cul de sac: 9/11 and the paradox of American power By Carl Conetta, of Project on Defense Alternatives (Research Monograph #13) Contrary to the popular aphorism, the world did not change fundamentally on 11 September 2001 - nor did the challenges facing the United States change. By 9/11, America's battle...

A Prisoner to Primacy By Carl Conetta of Project on Defense Alternatives Does the 2008 election portend a fundamental shift in US security policy? Don't bet on it. The American policy debate remains paralyzed by 9/11 and mesmerized by military primacy. As a result,...

Updates at Project on Defense Alternatives Carl Conetta at PDA has contacted me with information about updates and new materials at his excellent site. PDA has just updated its online Security Policy Libraries, adding 900 links to full-text articles on terrorism and homeland security, US defense...

Toward a Sustainable US Defense Posture: An Option to save $60+ Billion Over the Next Five Years By Carl Conetta of Project on Defense Alternatives Abstract In the coming decade pressure to reduce US defense expenditures will mount. Reducing America's excess capacity for high-intensity conventional warfare offers one means for realizing savings. During FY 2008, US national...

America speaks out: Is the United States spending too much on defense? By Carl Conetta of >a href="http://www.comw.org/pda/">Project on Defense Alternatives On 1-4 February 2007, the Gallup polling organization asked a representative sample of US citizens if they thought the United States was spending too little, too much, or just the right...

No good reason to "grow" the US Army and Marine Corps By: Carl Conetta of Project on Defense Alternatives President Bush's proposal to add 92,000 troops to the Army and Marine Corps has a degree of bipartisan appeal. Advocates may believe that America's troubles in Iraq provide reason enough to "grow"...

Summary of PDA Iraq proposal The following is a summary of PDA Memo #40 by Carl Conetta of Project on Defense Alternatives will be released later today. UTJ has received permission to publish it early. Extracted from Resolving Iraq: Progress depends on a short timeline...

Breaking Analysis and Iraq Troop Withdrawl The following analysis by Carl Conetta of Project on Defense Alternatives will be released later today. UTJ has received permission to publish it early. Also available at PDA Resolving Iraq: Progress depends on a short timeline for US troop withdrawal...