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Benjamin H. Friedman
Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies
Benjamin H. Friedman is a Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and an affiliate of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His areas of expertise include counter-terrorism, homeland security and defense politics, with a focus on threat perception. He is co-editing a book on U.S. military innovation since the Cold War. His work has appeared in Foreign Policy, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Baltimore Sun, Washingtonpost.com, Defense News, and several other newspapers and journals. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
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E-Mail: bfriedman@cato.org
Cato Studies
"Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq," by Benjamin H. Friedman, Harvey Sapolsky and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 610, February 13, 2008.
Opinion and Commentary
"The Pentagon on Defense," by Christopher Preble and Benjamin H. Friedman, National Interest (Online), October 31, 2008
"Don't Expand NATO," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan, World Politics Review, October 22, 2008
"The Problem of Making Policy Based on the Premise 'If'," Australian Financial Review, April 18, 2008
"Don't 'Pull an Iraq' in Afghanistan," Christian Science Monitor, April 3, 2008
"Learning the Right Lessons From Iraq," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, The Courier-Journal, March 2, 2008
Multimedia
Benjamin H. Friedman discusses Iceland selling its air force base on Federal News Radio November 20, 2008 [Flash Audio, 05:43]
Benjamin H. Friedman discusses NATO on Russia TV October 27, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:24]
"Candidates Avoid Specifics on Security" featuring Benjamin H. Friedman, October 14, 2008 [Flash Audio, 10:13]
"A Strategy of Restraint Overseas" featuring Benjamin H. Friedman, July 16, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:50]
Benjamin H. Friedman discusses lessons from the surge on Reuters (July 7, 2008) [Real Media]