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Benjamin H. Friedman
Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies
Benjamin H. Friedman is a research fellow in defense and homeland security studies. His areas of expertise include counter-terrorism, homeland security and defense politics. He is the author of dozens of op-eds and journal articles and co-editor of two books, including Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It, published in 2010. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and an affiliate of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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E-Mail: bfriedman@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It, co-editor (2010).
"Perception and Power in Counter-terrorism: Assessing the American Response to Al Qaeda before September 11," in A. Trevor Thrall and Jane K. Cramer, eds., American Foreign Policy and the Politics of Fear: Threat Inflation since 9/11 (London: Routledge, 2009).
US Military Innovation since the Cold War, co-editor (London: Routledge, 2009).
"The Defense Budget," Chapter 19 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq," in Use of Force: Military Power and International Politics, ed by Robert Art and Kenneth Waltz (Rowman & Littlefield Pub, Inc. , 2008).
Cato Studies
"Budgetary Savings from Military Restraint," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 667, September 21, 2010.
"Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq," by Benjamin H. Friedman, Harvey Sapolsky and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 610, February 13, 2008.
Articles and Newsletters
"Managing Fear: The Politics of Homeland Security," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 126, No. 1 (Spring 2011).
"Restraining Order: For Strategic Modesty," by Harvey M. Sapolsky, Benjamin H. Friedman, Eugene Gholz, and Daryl G. Press, World Affairs Journal, Fall 2009.
"Hitting the 'Stop' Button on NATO Expansion," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan, IA Forum, Spring 2009.
"The Terrible 'Ifs'," Regulation, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter 2007-2008.
Opinion and Commentary
"Think Again: Bob Gates," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan, Foreign Policy, June 3, 2011
"A Military Response to Cyberattacks Is Preposterous," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, Reuters, June 2, 2011
"More Spending, Less Security," The New York Times (Online), May 9, 2011
"Bring Africa Command Home," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Harvey Sapolsky, DefenseNews, May 9, 2011
"When Intervention Is Easy," by Harvey Sapolsky and Benjamin H. Friedman, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 8, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"The NYT's Weak Defense of Homeland Security Grants," June 10, 2011
"Cyberphobia," June 3, 2011
"The Defense Authorization Bill Is Awful," May 13, 2011
"What Not to Learn from bin Laden’s Killing," May 5, 2011
"At Least They’re Faking Defense Cuts," April 14, 2011
Events
"Why Are We at War in Libya?," May 13, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The 112th Congress and Military Spending," January 19, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Deficits and Defense," November 19, 2010 [Policy Forum]
"Does Homeland Security Work? Evaluating DHS's Efforts to Make Us Safer," May 25, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It," May 24, 2010 [Book Forum]
Multimedia
NATO is a dangerous permanent alliance. (June 2, 2011) [Cato Video, 03:37]
Gates Offers Weak Defense for Bloated Military (May 23, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 08:09]
Why Are We at War in Libya? with Christopher A. Preble and Brandon Arnold (May 13, 2011) [Events, 01:00:48]
The Osama Delusion (May 4, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 05:45]
Benjamin H. Friedman discusses the death of Osama bin Laden on CMN's The Lars Larson Show (May 3, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:42]
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