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January 2024
Past Event
National Defense Implications of the Federal Budget Challenge

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National Defense Implications of the Federal Budget Challenge

Past Event
Hudson Institute
January 17, 2024
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment execute platoon-level maneuver live fire exercises in the Grafenwoehr Training Area April 24-26, 2023. 2CR provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Orion Magnuson)
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Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment execute platoon-level maneuver live fire exercises in the Grafenwoehr Training Area on April 26, 2023. (US Army
17
January 2024
Past Event

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Speakers:
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Harold Furchtgott-Roth

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for the Economics of the Internet

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Brigadier General (US Army, Ret.) Mike Meese

President, American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA)

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What are the long-term implications of the United States’ current economic challenges, federal debt, and demographic trends for American national security? Although the president recently signed the $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, what is the future of US defense spending? How do important federal domestic programs, interest on the national debt, and persistent and growing entitlement programs affect the funds available for national security? What types of spending does the Defense Department prioritize, and what does this prioritization mean? 

Brigadier General (US Army, Ret.) Mike Meese will join Hudson Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth to discuss these questions and more.

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