Christopher Hellman
Christopher Hellman works for the National Priorities Project.
Before joining the National Priorities Project, Mr. Hellman was Defense Budget and Policy Analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation. His work covers a broad range of issues related to US military spending, including military planning and policy, US military bases and base closures, major Pentagon weapons systems, trends in the defense industry, and global military spending. Prior to his work at the Center, he spent 10 years on Capitol Hill as a staffer working on national security and foreign policy issues.
Additionally, Hellman spent over six years as Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Defense Information, covering similar matters related to the military budget. [1]
Sustainable Defense Task Force
Paul Kawika Martin June 11 2010.
The Sustainable Defense Task Force with Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA)
Laicie Heeley with Charles Knight, Carl Conetta, William Hartung, Heather Hurlburt, Christopher Preble, Christopher Hellman, Laura Peterson.
The Sustainable Defense Task Force was formed in response to a request from Representative Barney Frank (D-MA), working in cooperation with Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC), Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to explore possible defense budget contributions to deficit reduction efforts that would not compromise the essential security of the United States.
The Project on Defense Alternatives coordinated the work of the Task Force. Carl Conetta drafted the main body of the Task Force report in ongoing consultation with Task Force members who developed or digested proposals from the diverse sources cited in the report. A sub-committee of the Task Force reviewed the final draft before publication.
Members were;
- Carl Conetta, Project on Defense Alternatives
- Benjamin H. Friedman, Cato Institute
- William D Hartung, New America Foundation
- Christopher Hellman, National Priorities Project
- Heather Hurlburt, National Security Network
- Charles Knight, Project on Defense Alternatives
- Lawrence J. Korb, Center for American Progress
- Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action
- Laicie Olson, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
- Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies
- Laura Peterson, Taxpayers for Common Sense
- Prasannan Parthasarathi, Boston College
- Christopher Preble, Cato Institute
- Winslow Wheeler, Center for Defense Information