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- There is an active debate within the US public and policy community about the desirability of reducing US global military activities and overseas presence, whether due to fatigue from fighting a ‘forever war’ or for more nuanced financial and strategic reasons. 3 But this desire does not necessarily translate into sound strategy.
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May 16, 2023 · Should Close Its Overseas Military Bases. A growing movement is pushing back against long-held orthodoxy, arguing that it’s time to abandon these outposts and bring the troops home. By Tyler...
- Tyler Mcbrien
Sep 20, 2021 · Across the political spectrum and even within the U.S. military there is growing recognition that many overseas bases should have been closed decades ago, but bureaucratic inertia and misguided political interests have kept them open.
Mar 18, 2021 · The review comes amid increasing calls for a reduction of US military bases overseas. Many would welcome fewer bases, but critics say a change in strategy is also needed.
- Christopher Woody
- Henry Blodget
Jan 14, 2021 · Whether it was to realign American strategy, save dollars while avoiding taking jobs out of congressional districts, or settle scores after a perceived foreign policy wrong, presidential administrations have traditionally taken aim at the United States’ overseas bases to make ends meet.
Mar 9, 2021 · The Biden administration should heed growing demands across the political spectrum, from OBRACC and others, to close overseas bases. Biden should pursue a strategy of drawing down the U.S. military posture abroad, returning troops back home, and building up the country’s diplomatic posture and alliances.
In this timely Adelphi book, Jonathan Stevenson reminds us of the size and complexity of the American global footprint, and how foreign-policy imperatives have tended to override pressures to cut back on the number of overseas bases. In today’s tense strategic environment, this will most likely remain the case.
Rather than pulling back US strike platforms from forward areas, the Pentagon’s current plans for strategic deterrence in Europe and the Indo-Pacific involve improving, dispersing and hardening them.
