Obama’s Strategic Plan For National Security: The latest installment of my ongoing series “The End of Team America, World Police” focuses on President Obama’s second and final National Security Strategy (full document can be found here): “The question is never … Continue reading
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Conflict Watch: The End of Team America World Police Pt. 6; Towards A Global D.I.M.E. Framework
“Now, ultimately, global leadership requires us to see the world as it is, with all its danger and uncertainty. We have to be prepared for the worst, prepared for every contingency, but American leadership also requires us to see the … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: The End Of Team America World Police (Part 5)
Well, after no installments of “The End of Team America” for a few months, I now have back-to-back blogs on the “subject”. I don’t make the news people, I just analyze it! I suppose with the specter of a potential … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: The End of Team America World Police (Part 4?)
The first time in a while I have been able to talk about America scaling back it’s direct military presence in remote areas of the World. Obama hinted at the limits of American intervention at his speech at the UNGA … Continue reading
The (Real Beginning of the) End of Team America World Police Part 3(? 4? 5?, I’ve Lost Count…)
I started my narrative on this topic with a two-part political and economic analysis of current U.S. Defense Policy. I then wrote a piece on the true cost of the war on terror, and more recently a piece on how Europe’s shrinking military … Continue reading
Economic Outlook: The End of Team America World Police (Part 2)
Yesterday, we examined the roots to what President Eisenhower referred to as the “military-industrial complex”. The U.S. has many legitimate reasons for maintaining a strong military; having said that, U.S. military expenditures are out of control. The U.S. spent $ … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: The End of Team America World Police (Part 1)
The United States has by far the largest military in the world. Tomorrow I will get into the numbers, so for now you’ll have to take this information on good faith. The American military has been a global force for … Continue reading
The Maturation of America
The 4th of July; something about America’s “birthday” lends itself to personification. America is a country by the people and for the people; our strength has always come from investing in our citizenry. America has historically been at the forefront … Continue reading
Economic Outlook: Why Economics Failed (EU Edition)
The Importance of A Strong EU: In 2012, The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize, a symbolic award mean to show appreciation for the global importance of a unified European in the midst of the continents most serious economic … Continue reading
Economic Outlook: Quantitative and Qualitative Differences in Entitlement and Defense Expenditure
There has been lots of talk in recent years about deficit reduction in America. The focus of this post is not to call into question the need for deficit reduction, or to talk about the tax reform side of deficit … Continue reading
Normative Narratives 