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URL:https://quincyinst.org/events/whos-afraid-of-the-military-industrial-c
 omplex-the-shifting-politics-of-pentagon-spending/
SUMMARY:Who’s Afraid of the Military Industrial Complex? — The Shifting
  Politics of Pentagon Spending
DESCRIPTION:2021 was a good year to be a weapons contractor. Congress autho
 rized $778 billion in military spending\, one of the highest levels since 
 World War II\, and $25 billion more than the Pentagon even asked for. More
  than half of those funds will go to weapons contractors like Lockheed Mar
 tin\, Raytheon\, and General Dynamics.  At time when the greatest challeng
 es to our security are pandemics\, climate change\, and domestic discord\,
  why do we continue to shower these enormous sums on the Pentagon and the 
 arms industry? Part of the answer has to do with an overly ambitious\, cov
 er-the-globe military strategy. But another substantial part of the proble
 m is the political influence wielded by the military-industrial complex. T
 o explore these issues\, the Quincy Institute is pleased to host a discuss
 ion featuring Michael Brenes\, interim director of the Brady-Johnson Progr
 am in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale\; Shana Marshall\, as
 sociate director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washin
 gton University\; and William Hartung\, senior research fellow at the Quin
 cy Institute. Kelley Vlahos\, senior advisor at QI\, will moderate.  This 
 panel will explore the power of the military-industrial complex from its o
 rigins in World War II to the present\, looking at its political strengths
  and weaknesses and how it might be overcome in service of a national secu
 rity strategy that protects America's vital interests and is much more cos
 t-effective.  
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