General Strategy and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Books and Book Chapters

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).

"Domestic Security," Chapter 47, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America, by Ted Galen Carpenter (2008)

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Cato Studies

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

"Escaping the "Graveyard of Empires": A Strategy to Exit Afghanistan," by Malou Innocent and Ted Galen Carpenter, White Paper no. 28, September 14, 2009

"Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy," by Malou Innocent, Policy Analysis no. 636, April 13, 2009

"NATO at 60: A Hollow Alliance," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Policy Analysis no. 635, March 30, 2009

"Two Kinds of Change: Comparing the Candidates on Foreign Policy," by Justin Logan, Policy Analysis no. 623, October 14, 2008

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Articles and Newsletters

"Fixing Failed States: A Cure Worse than the Disease?," by Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Harvard International Review, Winter 2008.

"Government, War, and Libertarianism," by Justin Logan, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2008.

"The Bush Doctrine and ‘Rogue’ States," by Christopher Preble, Foreign Service Journal, October 2005.

"On the False Charge of Isolationism," by William A. Niskanen, Cato Policy Report, September/October 2001.

Opinion and Commentary

"Guns & Butter," by Doug Bandow, National Interest (Online), November 16, 2009

"America's Alliances Are Costly Relics," by Justin Logan, DefenseNews, November 9, 2009

"Getting the Vietnam Analogy Right in Afghanistan," by Leon T. Hadar, Huffington Post, October 21, 2009

"Transforming Japan-US Alliance," by Doug Bandow, Korea Times, October 20, 2009

"Defining Victory to Win a War," by David Axe, Malou Innocent and Jason Reich, Foreign Policy, October 6, 2009

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Events

"Can the United States Affect Iran's Nuclear Ambitions?," November 3, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al Qaeda," October 29, 2009 [Book Forum]

"To Begin the World Over Again: Lawrence of Arabia from Damascus to Baghdad," October 14, 2009 [Book Forum]

"The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan," September 25, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Should the United States Withdraw from Afghanistan?," September 14, 2009 [Policy Forum]

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Multimedia

Stanley Kober discusses U.S. foreign policy on VOA October 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:40]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the Balkans, Russia, and U.S. foreign policy on VOA October 21, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:50]

"Obama: Peace in the Morning, War in the Afternoon" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, October 9, 2009 [Flash Audio, 04:51]

Ted Galen Carpenter discusses Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win on ZDF October 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:13]

Roger Pilon discusses Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win on SkyNews October 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:35]

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