Free Thoughts, Ep. 199: Close America's Overseas Bases (with John Glaser)
Channel: Libertarianism.org
Date: 2017-08-31

John Glaser joins us to talk about a policy shift that would save money and make the United States safer: closing some or all of America's 800 overseas military bases.

Where are these bases concentrated? Why does the military think they're necessary? Would the world be a more dangerous place if the US wasn't a global hegemon?

Show Notes and Further Reading

If you're interested in this topic we encourage you to read Glaser's policy analysis, "Withdrawing from Overseas Bases: Why a Forward-Deployed Military Posture Is Unnecessary, Outdated, and Dangerous."
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/withdrawing-overseas-bases-why-forward-deployed-military-posture

Also check out Glaser's op-ed in Time: http://time.com/4511744/american-military-bases-overseas/

Other Free Thoughts episodes on foreign policy:

"When Is It Appropriate to Go to War?" with Justin Logan
https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/when-is-it-appropriate-go-war

"How Much Should We Worry About ISIS?" with Emma Ashford
https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/how-much-should-we-worry-about-isis

"America's Authoritarian Alliances" with Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent
https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/americas-authoritarian-alliances

"War Is the Health of the State" with Christopher A. Preble
https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/war-is-health-state

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