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Bruce Blair is the president of the World Security Institute, a nonprofit organization that he founded in 2000 to promote independent research and journalism on global affairs.
4 April 2008
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Lily Yali Chen, Editor in Chief, Washington Observer
Lily Yali Chen is the editor in chief of Washington Observer and 瀀攀爀椀漀搀椀挀愀氀氀礀 氀攀愀搀猀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䴀攀搀椀愀 䐀椀瘀椀猀椀漀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 圀漀爀氀搀 匀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 ഀഊInstitute. Before joining Washington Observer, Chen worked for the 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀ⴀ氀愀渀最甀愀最攀 渀攀眀猀瀀愀瀀攀爀Ⰰ 䌀栀椀渀愀 䐀愀椀氀礀Ⰰ 愀猀 愀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 漀瀀椀渀椀漀渀 眀爀椀琀攀爀 漀渀 ഀഊpolitics and international affairs from 1994 to 2000. She was awarded first and 琀栀椀爀搀 瀀爀椀稀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 一攀眀猀 䄀眀愀爀搀 椀渀 㤀㤀㠀 愀渀搀 㤀㤀㔀 椀渀 䌀栀椀渀愀⸀ 䌀栀攀渀 ഀഊstudied at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at 倀爀椀渀挀攀琀漀渀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 栀攀爀 洀愀猀琀攀爀✀猀 搀攀最爀攀攀 椀渀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 ഀഊin June 2002. She received her bachelor’s degree in international relations from 琀栀攀 倀攀漀瀀氀攀✀猀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 䌀栀椀渀愀 椀渀 㤀㤀㐀⸀ ഀഊPhone: 202.797.5275 | Email: [email protected]
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Prepared by CDI's Straus Military Reform Project, "America's Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress" is an urgently-needed new book that addresses the largest issue left untouched by the recent presidential campaign: the continuing collapse in America's defenses and what to do about it.