Defense and Naval Affairs Analyst

Christopher Harmer

1 article 2013

Christopher Harmer is a defense and national security analyst who contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2013. His writing for the magazine addressed the impact of sequestration budget cuts on U.S. Navy operations. He is a senior naval analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a retired U.S. Navy commander with extensive military experience.

Sequestration Cash Crunch Delays Carrier Deployment

February 8, 2013 · Leon Panetta, Military, Barack Obama

America’s military presence in the Persian Gulf serves as deterrence to Iran, reassures our increasingly nervous Arab partners, maintains peace, offers stability to our ally Israel, and has many other benefits. But nevertheless, the Pentagon earlier this week quietly announced the reduction in the…