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July 9, 2015
The U.S. Shouldn't Export Colombia's Drug War "Success"
by Sarah Kinosian, Lisa Haugaard, John Lindsay-Poland
The U.S. is paying Colombia to train security forces in Central America, without tracking whether this is doing good or causing harm. It's time for authorities to start asking hard questions about what lessons Colombia's military is exporting abroad... READ MORE »
June 16, 2015
Defense Reform Should Go Deep
by William D. Hartung, Matthew Fay
Everyone from Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to House Armed Services Committee chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) agrees that the Department of Defense is desperately in need of reform. The question is what reforms to make... READ MORE »
July 9, 2015
The Security Aid Blackout: How Cloudy U.S. Security Assistance Information Hampers Effective Progress
by Colby Goodman
Without increased transparency, sound decision-making on security assistance is severely limited both in the United States and recipient countries. Pentagon efforts to reduce security threats and the resulting benefits to development are also stymied.... READ MORE »
June 24, 2015
The Greek Crisis
by Melvin A. Goodman
The articles about the Greek crisis and the UK's future in Europe all point to the sad state of European leadership and a growing trajectory in the British government to cut ties with the EU and thus, in my view, with the world at large... READ MORE »
June 23, 2015
Don't Rush Forward on the F-35
by William D. Hartung
To hear Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon tell it, the myriad problems with the F-35 combat aircraft are all behind us, and it is time to dramatically ramp up production of the plane. Nothing could be further from the truth. The plane continues to have basic problems with engine performance, software development, operating costs, maintenance, and reliability that suggest the Pentagon and the military services should proceed with caution... READ MORE »
June 16, 2015
The Mexican Federal Police Don't Have Public Standards on When to Shoot People
by Laura Weiss
The Mexican Federal Police, Mexico's primary public security institution, does not have a public manual on the use-of-force, meaning no current standards define when a member of the police can use force, including lethal, on another person... READ MORE »
June 11, 2015
We Can't Bomb Our Way to Peace
by Stephen Miles
It is painfully clear that there is no U.S. military solution to the deepening crisis in Iraq. Deploying 450 more American servicemembers — in addition to the 3,000 already there — will not bring peace to Iraq nor heal the bitter sectarian divide fueling the conflict... READ MORE »
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