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General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili

General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili

Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project

13th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense

 

 

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2009

June 19, 2009

Gays in the Military: Let the Evidence Speak

Op-Ed, Washington Post

By General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project

General (ret.) Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, argues that openly gay service members would not undermine military readiness, and considers how the Obama administration might repeal the "don't ask, don't tell"policy.

 

2006

January 25, 2006

The U.S. Military: Under Strain and at Risk

Report

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Samuel R. Berger, General Wesley K. Clark, Former Senior Advisor, 2001-2009, Preventive Defense Project, Thomas E. Donilon, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, Dr. Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project and Dr. James B. Steinberg

The National Security Advisory Group sounds a warning, raising awareness about the state of our ground forces today and the very real risk that poses to our future security. The group also proposes an action plan for restoring the health and vitality of the U.S. military.

 

2005

July 20, 2005

Worst Weapons in Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction on the Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, and a Path of Action

Report

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Samuel R. Berger, General Wesley K. Clark, Former Senior Advisor, 2001-2009, Preventive Defense Project, Thomas E. Donilon, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, Dr. Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project and Dr. James B. Steinberg

The gravest threat facing Americans today is a terrorist detonating a nuclear bomb in one of our cities. The National Security Advisory Group (NSAG) judges that the Bush administration is taking insufficient actions to counter this threat.

 

2003

July 2003

An American Security Policy: Challenge, Opportunity, Commitment

Paper

By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Samuel R. Berger, Louis Caldera, General Wesley K. Clark, Former Senior Advisor, 2001-2009, Preventive Defense Project, General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Dr. Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Alfonso E. Lenhardt and John D. Podesta

A paper by the National Security Advisory Group

 

 

February 6, 2003

A Scary Thought: Loose Nukes in North Korea

Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal

By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project

Ashton B. Carter, William J. Perry, and John M. Shalikashvili address the danger of loose nukes in North Korea in this Wall Street Journal op-ed.

 

2000

September 2000

Keeping the Edge in Joint Operations

Book Chapter

By General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Bruce Rember, Phil Ehr and Thomas Longstreth

Chapter in Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future

 

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