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America the Gentle Giant - Foreign Policy (blog)
"A strong national defense is essential to peace. But the use of force is costly, in both lives and dollars, and it is not appropriate to every task. When our nation does use force, as it did in Iraq and Afghanistan, the gains won by our troops are often best sustained using non-military means. Few things honor the sacrifice of our troops more than protecting what they fought for, and, wherever possible, keeping them out of war in the first place."
Afghan Candidates Pledge Peace, Prosperity Amid Violence - Voice of America
Andrew Wilder, director of the South and Central Asia programs at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, calls the elections are crucial to the nation's future. “It's so critically important, both for the future of political stability ...
In Memoriam: Dr. James R. Schlesinger
For Immediate Release, March 27, 2014 Contact: Allison Sturma The U.S. Institute of Peace mourns the passing of Dr. James R. Schlesinger, former CIA director, secretary of defense, and the nation’s first secretary of energy. A dedicated public servant, Dr. Schlesinger served throughout the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations. During his service in government and well after, he was a leader on numerous defense and energy issues, leaving a lasting impact on the nuclear policy communit...