Ashton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon -- Shane Harris & Tim Mak, Daily Beast
Obama is widely believed to tap an ex-physicist who cuts military waste like a laser to become the next secretary of defense.
Call it the revenge of the wonk. After being passed over for Defense Secretary last year while serving as the Pentagon’s No. 2, Ashton Carter, a widely admired manager noted for his knack for wrangling budgets and weapons contracts, left government. It seemed as if he’d never serve in the top slot.
But now, with Carter’s former boss, Chuck Hagel, having crashed and burned, Obama is widely believed to be ready to nominate the 60-year-old former physicist as the nation’s 25th Defense Secretary. That's despite the fact that Obama appeared to favor another candidate, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who yesterday asked to be removed from the shortlist, the latest candidate to preemptively decline a job few in Washington seem to want.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 2, 2014
New Defense Chief Will Hit the Air Running -- Jonathan Broder, Newsweek
The Middle East faces a faceless threat, bigger and more challenging than ISIL -- Faisal Al Yafai, The National
N. Korean upgraded tanks still in use in Syrian Civil War -- Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer, NK News
Should Assad Stay or Should He Go? Obama Can’t Decide -- Max Boot, Commentary
America, Don't Give Up on Afghanistan This war is still winnable -- Paul D. Miller, New Republic
China's Economy: Don’t Bet on Beijing: A recent report makes clear the enormous challenges facing China’s economy. -- Sam Winter-Levy, The Diplomat
Arab Spring is over in Egypt -- The Australian
The economic collapse of Ukraine must be halted -- Financial Times
Russia's economic crisis -- Inside Story
Putin problem gives Nato headache -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Ukraine’s New Cabinet Takes Office Facing War, Economic Downturn -- Daryna Krasnolutska and Volodymyr Verbyany, Bloomberg
France's UMP elections: Sarko is back -- The Economist
Hooray for cheap oil -- Robert Peston, BBC
How Low Can Oil Go? -- Jesse Colombo, Forbes
Which Oil Producing Region Loses the Most From Low Prices? -- Nick Cunningham, Oil Price
As oil prices plunge, wide-ranging effects for consumers and the global economy -- Steven Mufson, Washington Post
Are we facing another financial crisis? -- Steve Keen, Real Clear World
Europe has good reasons to fear Google -- Vlad Savov, Verge
What happens when you drink 10 Cokes a day for a month? -- The Telegraph
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