Backgrounder posted February 7, 2012 by James C. Capretta
The Top Five Flawed Arguments Against Premium Support
Abstract: The introduction of the bipartisan Wyden–Ryan premium support plan for Medicare ensures that reform of the government’s largest health entitlement program will continue to be a major topic of debate in 2012. With premium support, the federal government moves away from running a…
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Backgrounder posted February 7, 2012 by Ronald Utt, Ph.D.
“Turn Back” Transportation to the States
Abstract: Wasteful, inequitable, and bristling with burdensome regulations, the Federal Highway Program is in dire need of reform. Although Members of Congress have attempted to enact changes in the past, the influence of many lobbyists and influential constituencies continues to thwart the process. By…
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Backgrounder posted January 27, 2012 by Baker Spring, Michaela Bendikova
Time to Modernize and Revitalize the Nuclear Triad
Abstract: The U.S. nuclear triad of heavy bombers, intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) is aging. The nuclear testing moratorium, which has reached nearly two decades, and the required reductions under New START are magnifying questions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal’s reliability. These growing questions will eventually…
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Backgrounder posted January 19, 2012 by Lisa Curtis, Derek Scissors, Ph.D.
The Limits of the Pakistan-China Alliance
Abstract: After the U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan in May 2011, Pakistani political leaders played up their country’s relations with China, touting Beijing as an alternative partner to Washington. But China’s concerns over Pakistan’s future stability will likely limit the…
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