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OCT 7, 2013 • Podcast
Important Choices: Foreign Policy and Defense Spending
How much does the U.S. actually spend on defense and where does that money go? Lawrence Korb, an expert on the federal budget, the ...
![The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/import/studio/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Road-to-War.jpg?v=1721239050)
OCT 4, 2013 • Podcast
The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed
The last declaration of war authorized by Congress was World War II, yet the U.S. has been entangled in many wars since. Why have ...
![Strategy: A History](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/import/studio/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Strategy-History.jpg?v=1721269566)
OCT 4, 2013 • Podcast
Strategy: A History
Creating a successful strategy is not just a question of being cleverer than your opponent. Sir Lawrence Freedman lays out some cardinal rules: think about ...
OCT 4, 2013 • News
Canceling the Debt Ceiling Apocalypse
In this Reuters piece, Zachary Karabell, vice chairman of Carnegie Council's board of trustees, weighs in on the debate over the dangers of a U....
OCT 3, 2013 • News
Where the Sun Always Shines. And Where It Never Does.
In this "LA Review of Books" essay, Zach Dorfman, assistant editor of "Ethics & International Affairs," reflects on Aaron James' "Assholes: A Theory," and Michael ...
![Year Zero: A History of 1945](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/import/studio/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/14528/Year-Zero.jpg?v=1721244323)
OCT 1, 2013 • Podcast
Year Zero: A History of 1945
Ian Buruma makes a compelling case that many of the modern triumphs, such as the European Union, the United Nations, and Japanese pacifism, as well ...
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OCT 1, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Peace Pays for Itself
The global economic impact of violence in 2012 was estimated to be $9.5 trillion. Governments need a way to account for and recuperate these unproductive expenditures.
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SEP 30, 2013 • Podcast
Arash Abizadeh on Immigration
As the U.S. moves toward a major overhaul of its immigration system, many of those most significantly affected are being left out of the ...