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The Fifth Annual Ernest May Memorial Lecture : Austerity And U.s. Strategy : Lessons From The Past / Melvyn P. Leffler -- U.s. Defense Strategy In A Post-9/11, Post-war Era Of Austerity / Michele Flournoy -- Defense Entropy And Future Readiness, Fast And Slow / Philip Zelikow -- Explaining And Sustaining The Pivot (rebalance) To Asia / Kurt Campbell -- The United States Military And The Middle East / Michael O'hanlon -- Fiscal Shock, Combat Awe : Preserving Fighting Power In The New Austerity / John Dowdy And Diana Farrell -- Defense Drawdown : Dealing With The Back Office And Acquisition Costs / Gordon Adams -- Reimaging U.s. National Security / Jane Holl Lute -- Getting Beyond Denial / Carla Anne Robbins Edited By Nicholas Burns And Jonathon Price ; Foreword By Joseph S. Nye And Brent Scowcroft. Includes Bibliographical References