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John Hamre
John Hamre is president and CEO of the Center for Strategic & International Studies, or CSIS. He currently serves as the chairman of the Defense Policy Board and was the 26th deputy secretary of defense.
Ideas
The Mistake that Decapitated Pentagon Innovation — and How to Fix It
When the Packard Commission demoted the director of defense engineering and research, they essentially elevated gunsmithing over strategic marksmanship.
- John Hamre
Ideas
Keep America's Top Military Officer Out of the Chain of Command
I lived through Goldwater-Nichols. Congress should know why it's still a bad idea to give the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who advises the president, that kind of power.
- John Hamre