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General Strategy and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Books and Book Chapters

"Cynical Myths and US Military Crusades in the Balkans," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol. 22 No. 3, Summer 2011.

Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It, Edited by Benjamin H. Friedman, Jim Harper, and Christopher A. Preble, (2010).

The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free, by Christopher A. Preble (April 2009).

"The Defense Budget," Chapter 19, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Countering Terrorism," Chapter 46, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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Cato Studies

"Congress Surrenders the War Powers: Libya, the United Nations, and the Constitution," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 687, October 27, 2011

"Beyond Symbolism? The U.S. Nuclear Disarmament Agenda and Its Implications for Chinese and Indian Nuclear Policy," by Lavina Lee, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 91, February 8, 2011

"Budgetary Savings from Military Restraint," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 667, September 21, 2010

"The U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Outdated, Unnecessary, and Dangerous," by Doug Bandow, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 90, July 14, 2010

"Somalia, Redux: A More Hands-Off Approach," by David Axe, Policy Analysis no. 649, October 12, 2009

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Articles and Newsletters

"President Obama's Nuclear Weapons Strategy: Reviewing the New START Treaty and Nuclear Posture Review," by Harrison Moar, Nuclear Proliferation Update, May 2010.

"Washington's New Bogyman: Debunking the Fear of Failed States," by Justin Logan and Christopher A. Preble, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2010.

"From Triad to Dyad," by Christopher A. Preble, Nuclear Proliferation Update, February 2010.

"U.S. Conduct Creates Perverse Incentives for Proliferation," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Nuclear Proliferation Update, December 2009.

"The Perils of Intervention", by Stanley Kober, Schlossplatz, Issue 7, Fall 2009.

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Opinion and Commentary

"The Case for Ending Aid to Israel," by Doug Bandow, National Interest, June 5, 2012

"Time for China Hawks to Chill Out," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, June 4, 2012

"Trim Nuclear Fat from the Pentagon Budget," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, DC Examiner, May 28, 2012

"Pakistan and U.S.: A Troubled Marriage of Convenience," by Malou Innocent and Aimen Khan, NJ.com, May 25, 2012

"How to Kill the Nuclear Triad," by Benjamin H. Friedman, The Hill, May 18, 2012

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Events

"FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America," January 17, 2012 [Book Forum]

"Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in International Politics," June 9, 2011 [Book Forum]

"America's Allies and War: Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq," May 10, 2011 [Book Forum]

"Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea," March 16, 2011 [Book Forum]

"Escalate or Withdraw? Conservatives and the War in Afghanistan," March 18, 2010 [Conference]

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Multimedia

Daily Podcast Escaping Obama's Better War featuring Malou Innocent (June 12, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 07:39]

Daily Podcast The President's Troubling 'Kill List' featuring Julian Sanchez (June 4, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 10:57]

Media Highlights - Radio Christopher A. Preble discusses U.S. policy toward Syria and North Korea on WWL's The Think Tank with Garland Robinette (May 30, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 14:03]

Media Highlights - Radio Malou Innocent discusses U.S. policy in Afghanistan on WABC's The Geraldo Rivera Show (May 3, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:18]

Daily Podcast Al Qaeda May Never Die (Rhetorically) featuring John Mueller (May 2, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 06:22]

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