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 Meeting the Enemy with Serious Talks of Extraordinary Scope by Charles Knight, OpEdNews.com, 05 January 2009. This commentary invites us to imagine President Obama's Assistant for National Security Affairs or Secretary of State sitting down for serious talks of extraordinary scope with one or more of the leaders of present day 'enemy' nations in the Middle East.
It's time to scrutinize the Pentagon, by Charles Knight, Carl Conetta, and James P. McGovern, Minuteman Media, 01 January 2009. The Pentagon budget constitutes so much of our discretionary spending and has contributed so much to our deficit spending that we can no longer afford to look the other way.
Dust-up between the New York Times and the White House masks willful ignorance by Charles Knight, opednews.com, 13 December 2008. The recent dust-up between the New York Times and the White House over whether "faulty intelligence" caused the Bush government to invade Iraq only serves to perpetuate a misleading narrative which seeks to shift the blame for a disastrous American war.
Yes, We Really Must Talk With Iran by Charles Knight and Chris Toensing, CommonDreams.org, 28 October 2008 If American troops are ever to come home from Iraq and Iraqis are to have a decent chance at peace and prosperity, the United States must open up a new chapter in its Middle Eastern diplomacy.
Forceful Engagement: Rethinking the Role of Military Power in US Global Policy (full text .pdf with graphics) (full text .html, no graphics) (exec. summary .html), by Carl Conetta, December 2008. The US has been using its armed forces beyond the limit of their utility. The result is not just diminishing returns, but negative ones.
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Re-Envisioning Defense: An Agenda for US Policy Debate & Transition (full text .pdf with graphics) (full text .html, no graphics) (exec. summary .html), updated December 2008. Summarizes problem areas in recent US defense policy as well as several broad topics of debate that touch on them all.
 Iraq War Withdrawal and Exit Plans a PDA compilation, updated 20 October 2008. Major plans by analysts and experts, positions of U.S. political leaders, and selected commentaries on exiting Iraq.
The Evolving India-U.S. Strategic Relationship a PDA compilation edited by Bipasha Ray, updated 20 October 2008.
Like a Mirage in the Desert: full withdrawal may recede into the time horizon by Charles Knight, Presentation at the United States Institute of Peace panel on The Future of the U.S. Military Presence in Iraq, 25 July 2008 (as prepared). Listen to the Podcast of the panel presentations and the Q&A.
Quickly, Carefully, and Generously: The Necessary Steps for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq (full text .html) (printable full text .pdf) (printable executive summary .pdf) from the Task Force for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq, a Commonwealth Institute publication, June 2008. Preface by U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (MA - 03). Twenty-five initiatives the US can and should take to reduce violence and regional instability as the US leaves Iraq.
Confronting Iran: Critical Perspectives on the Current Crisis, its Origins, and Implications a PDA compilation, updated 10 May 2008. Addresses the nuclear crisis and other aspects of the US-Iran conflict as well as strategic issues.
The Role of Force & the Armed Forces in post-Cold War US Foreign Policy: What have we learned? Cautionary lessons for the next administration, a Security Policy Working Group symposium at Parsons: The New School for Design, NYC, 10 April 2008. Presentations: Andrew Bacevich, "The Bush Doctrine: Origins and Demise" (Podcast); Carl Conetta, "Out from the House of War: A Litmus for New Leadership in Security Policy" (printable fulltext .pdf)
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