by Paul E. K. Mullan

“The Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) is a nonpartisan organization working to modernize and improve the U.S. national security system to better protect the American people against 21st century dangers.

Funded and supported by Congress, foundations and corporations, PNSR has carried out one of the most comprehensive studies of the U.S. national security system in American history.”

The site is very comprehensive basing its recommendations on a variety of case studies they have performed over the years. Such studies cover the Cold War to Hurricane Katrina response and its impact on our national security.

As their recent report (Sept 30th 2009) to President Obama began:

“In November 2008, the Project on National Security Reform delivered a landmark report, entitled Forging a New Shield, to President George W. Bush. In that report, our Guiding Coalition, whose alumni include General James Jones, Admiral Dennis Blair, Mr. Jim Steinberg, Ms. Michele Flournoy affirmed unanimously that the national security of the United States of America is fundamentally at risk.”

While their larger reports provided to all levels of government are informative to any reader, the more commonly updated “blog” portion of their site tends to link to articles composed by a variety of authors and news sources. The posting frequency has decreased, but I recommend you go through the archives because while some of the actual information is not as pertinent at this point in time the thought processes can be taken and applied to current conditions on the metaphorical ground.

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