United States Secretary of Defense

spending on big ticket items, in particular, the Department of Defense. One of the most common arguments revolve around the fact that the United States spends more money on the defense budget that a half dozen countries combined (U.S. Defense Spending Compared to Other Countries). The stakeholders in the argument essentially would be the American people. Decreasing the national debt would have a positive effect on the taxpayers and the state of the country as a whole while national debt…

In the book, “Duty, Memoirs of a Secretary of State”, former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates describes his experiences as Secretary of State while serving for two Presidential Administrations from 2006-2011. This Paper will analyze former Secretary of Defense, Robert M. Gates, as a strategic leader in two specific areas: his ability to build consensus and unite the Military and Congress with a unifying strategic approach to the war in Iraq during his first year (2006-2007) under President…

issues but the small differences that set them apart are what matters. It is vital for the Democratic party to nominate the right candidate in order to win the election over the Republican candidate, Donald trump. The position of President of the United States is not one that should be taken by anyone. It is a stressful job that requires the Commander in Chief to be experienced in legislature,…

At a point in time where equality between all people, no matter what their differences, is perhaps the biggest issue with immense pressure for change; it is astounding to see the lengths some people will go to to hold back progress. In concerns to the U.S. Military, there have been many adversaries of women being allowed to join all combat roles and positions in service. Those mainly opposed are men and women that argue that the physical ability, efficiency, and military readiness will not be at…

How can peace-loving, human rights advocating, harmonic people not ebrace the notion of “Stability Operations?” It is difficult to argue against something as altruistic as “Stability Operations.” In 2005, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) published a report on institutionalizing stability operations within the DoD. It admitted “there had been noticeable progress within the Department toward explicit embrace of stability operations as a core activity.” The bandwagoning…

in which the United States Air Force receives and distributes money each fiscal year. This assignment is submitted as an alternate proposal to the Cost of Capital Budgeting Analysis assignment, as the US Department of Defense does not use capital budgeting processes or the weighted average cost of capital numeric to qualify how to spend and invest their money, nor does it calculate official ROIs. In this paper, I will discuss the chronological process by which the Department of Defense and the…

After her time as the first lady, Hillary Clinton secured a seat in the senate, and then served as the secretary of state in the white house under Obama. (4) She was also a lawyer who worked on the Watergate scandal. (5) On the 12th of April 2015, she officially announced her candidacy for president.(1) In her campaign video she said, “Everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion.” (18) Clinton is the top choice for the Democratic Party to keep the white house. She appeals…

The United States’ military is currently the most active participant in the world. However, I believe the United States should pursue a more retrenchment role, reigning in the military and its use to a more responsible rate. The costs of US defense spending are massive and unsustainable; while the frequency of wars continue to increase. Furthermore, massive military spending to support other countries incentivizes allies to forgo their own defense spending, viewing it as unnecessary. The…

protective zone for much of the United States’ history, but that was rapidly changing. Similarly, the rapid change in Europe towards totalitarian governments gave Roosevelt trouble. He recognized that in these authoritarian nations, leaders were advantaged in foreign policy by being able to shift the economy into war production with exceptional power compared to his own. Roosevelt sought to take small steps towards establishing a posture that would offer the United States the security needed…

looking at the contents of his folder. Yusuf knew that his deputy hated the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and the Prime Minister did not have a strong attachment to either one. Yusuf also knew that the Prime Minister always ignored the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. So Michael dealt only with the Secretary of State. From the moment he had first seen the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Yusuf learned that it seemed…