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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
"Defense Sense: Options for National Defense Savings in Fiscal Year 2013," by Carl Conetta, Charles Knight, Ethan Rosenkranz, Christopher Preble and Benjamin H. Friedman. Report from the Project on Defense Alternatives, The Commonwealth Institute, May 15, 2012.
"Why the U.S. Military Budget is Foolish and Sustainable," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan, Orbis, (Spring 2012).
"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.
Opinion and Commentary
"How to Kill the Nuclear Triad," The Hill, May 18, 2012
"Given Our Big Debt And Weak Enemies, We Need Some Cuts," US News and World Report, April 3, 2012
"How to Pay for Wars," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Charles Knight, National Interest (Online), March 6, 2012
"Wars Should Be Hard to Start," US News and World Report, February 16, 2012
"Iran's Bluster Proves Its Weakness," The Atlantic, January 9, 2012
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Washington Post Defines Worst Fears Down," May 10, 2012
"Overblown on Homegrown? Conference Friday at Cato," April 11, 2012
"Intervention in Libya and Syria Isn’t Humanitarian or Liberal," April 5, 2012
"Osama’s Feckless Plot against Obama," March 22, 2012
"Obama's War Spending Cap," March 6, 2012
Events
"The Future of the U.S. Navy Surface Fleet," May 21, 2012 [Policy Forum]
"Evaluating the Homegrown Terrorist Threat," April 13, 2012 [Conference]
"How Much Homeland Security Is Enough?," October 24, 2011 [Book Forum]
"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]
Multimedia
The Future of the U.S. Navy Surface Fleet with Robert O. Work, Eric J. Labs, Ben Freeman and Christopher A. Preble (May 21, 2012) [Events, 01:36:04]
Evaluating the Homegrown Terrorist Threat: Panel 1: The Homegrown Threat in the United States with John Mueller, Brian Jenkins and Risa Brooks (April 13, 2012) [Events, 01:03:35]
Benjamin H. Friedman discusses the Pentagon's 2013 budget request on BBC's World Today (January 27, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 04:50]
Few Bright Spots in Military Strategy Plan (January 5, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 07:50]
Benjamin H. Friedman discusses NDAA on TRN's The Savage Nation (January 3, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 05:44]
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