Legislating for the Future: National Defense
When setting legislative agendas in Washington, defense has always been a controversial issue. But it will become even more controversial in the future as Congress eventually comes to grips with the War on Terror and other defense issues such as changes in force structure, Department of Defense reform and base closings. On December 14, 2007, the Brademas Center held its last forum in this series by presenting three papers by three of the leading scholars in the field — Paul K. Davis, Principal Researcher, The Rand Corporation, Kenneth R. Mayer, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution.
Duration: 11:51 Date posted: 8/29/2008