Bernard Finel and I published an op-ed today in Newsday examining the National Security consequences of the current economic crisis–and of national debt, in particular.  Take a look and let us know what you think.
National security: U.S. must put economics first
BY JAMES M. LUDES AND BERNARD I. FINEL
October 10, 2008–The financial crisis and how we respond to […]

ASP Adjunct Fellow Janne Nolan has a provocative series of recommendations for the next administration on the ConnectUS blog here.

You heard it here, first.  Literally.  
The voice of ASP could be heard in Friday’s presidential debate on three key issues:

 Accountability.
Are We Winning?
Iraq: Lessons Learned.

Let’s take these one by one. 
Accountability
In his opening statement, Senator McCain hearkened back to General Dwight Eisenhower drafting remarks on the eve of D-Day in the event the invasion had failed.  He […]

As a Senate staffer from 2002 to 2006, I had the honor of attending funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.  It was emotionally difficult to see such sadness, but I felt privileged to have the opportunity to pay my own respects, to huddle near the grave with friends and families of an American hero, to hear […]

ASP Senior Fellow Bernard Finel raises important question about the recent spate of optimistic assessments of progress in the “War on Terror” with a guest contribution today to the Washington Post’s PostGlobal blog.
You can read Bernard’s essay here.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, USA, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Forces, drafted a statement on the eve of the D-Day invasion.  He intended to issue it to the press should the invasion fail and be pushed back into the sea.
He wrote:
Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn […]

Scott McClellan has gotten enough press for his new memoir of his service as Press Secretary for President George W. Bush.  I’m not going to bother dissecting all the issues he raises, but there is one that is particularly relevant.  Among his “revelations,” he contends now that the White House press corps dropped the ball […]

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is a pro.  He is sharp, insightful, and decisive.  He has a vision for the U.S. Department of Defense and is not afraid to tackle difficult challenges–or threaten institutional golden-calves–to achieve it.
He is also a strategist, in the purest sense of that word.
In November of last year, Gates gave an […]

Earlier this week, Susan Crawford, the official overseeing the military commission process at Guantanamo Bay, dismissed charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani–the man suspected of being the so-called “twentieth” hijacker on 9/11. 
It is not that the government believes he is not a threat.  Rather, Crawford determined, apparently, that prosecutors could not make their case without relying on […]

Last week, ASP released A New American Arsenal, a bipartisan approach to the challenges of terrorism, energy security, climate change, and proliferation. 
In his opening remarks, ASP’s President and Chair, Senator Gary Hart, reflecting on the change in how we talk about national security since 9/11, said:
Fear is not a basis for national security policy.
He was […]