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Impact Player: Vincent K. Brooks
March 22, 2016 General Vincent K. Brooks has been nominated to be the new Commander of United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), and United States Forces Korea (USFK). General Brooks moves into this position after serving as Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific...

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Reflections: Keep America's Top Military Officer Out of the Chain of Command
March 21, 2016 | John J. Hamre

I lived through Goldwater-Nichols. Congress should know why it’s still a bad idea to give the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who advises the president, that kind of power.

One of the great debates we had within the Senate Armed Services...


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FY17 Budget Squeezes MDA’s Research and Development
March 18, 2016 | Thomas Karako

The recently released $7.5 billion FY17 budget request for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) represents an $822 million reduction from last year’s enacted budget. These cuts are essentially divided between procurement ($501 million) and research and development ($322...


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The Political Crisis in Zanzibar
March 18, 2016

The people of Zanzibar go to the polls on March 20 to choose a new president and government for the second time in five months. The previous election was annulled three days after the vote, in what was widely seen as a move by elements within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi...


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The Evening CSIS: Captured, Erased Losses, Fat Tuesday & More
March 18, 2016

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Beyond the Headlines: The U.S.-Brazil Relationship
March 17, 2016 | Daniel F. Runde The turmoil in Brazilian politics has reached a head with the potential impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff , as the economic crisis and allegations of corruption continue to brew. These temporary roadblocks, however, do not change the underlying fact that U.S. interests in...

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: Southeast Asia Dances to the Tune of Japan's Abe Doctrine
March 17, 2016

Southeast Asia Dances to the Tune of Japan's Abe Doctrine

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Southeast Asia Dances to the Tune of Japan’s Abe Doctrine
March 17, 2016

In Southeast Asia, Japan can be said to enjoy unrivaled popularity. According to the 2015 Pew Global Attitudes survey, an average of about 80 percent of respondents surveyed across four Southeast Asian countries said they hold a favorable view of Japan. While...


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New Executive Order Further Sanctions North Korea
March 17, 2016 | Victor Cha

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The Evening CSIS: Genocide, Brazil Bubbles, The Subdudes and More
March 17, 2016 | H. Andrew Schwartz

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The Army Modernization Challenge
March 17, 2016 | Rhys McCormick

Since 2008, Army modernization ([1] Procurement; and [2] Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) accounts) total obligation authority has fallen by 74 percent in real terms. In absolute terms, this decline seems substantial, but how does the current Army...


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The Evening CSIS: Tough Year Ahead, Russia Flies Out, Basement Tapes & More
March 16, 2016 | H. Andrew Schwartz Welcome to The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. If

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