Gordon Adams

Capsule Review
Sep/Oct
2010
Lawrence D. Freedman

Wirls' targets the built-in bias for spending on the military without any proper debate over whether the money is well spent. Anybody seeking to get a grip on defense budgets and the associated expenditures on diplomacy, foreign aid, intelligence, and homeland security should start with Adams and Williams' authoritative description.

Essay
Jan/Feb
2011
Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman

Pentagon budgets have soared over the last decade, partly because of a failure to prioritize. In the coming age of austerity, major cuts are imperative -- and if done right, they will not harm U.S. interests.