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PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioToughing it Out in Afghanistan: Current Prospects and Recommendations for Future Policy

Tuesday, February 09, 2010
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Toughing it Out in Afghanistan: Current Prospects and Recommendations for Future PolicyDue to inclement weather Brookings is closed on February 9 and this event is cancelled. Read More

Afghanistan, Terrorism, U.S. Military, Civil War

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAfghanistan, Iraq and Beyond: A Discussion with U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Casey

Thursday, January 28, 2010
10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Afghanistan, Iraq and Beyond: A Discussion with U.S. Army Chief of Staff George CaseyFrom the troop increase in Afghanistan to the uptick in violence in Iraq to the relief mission in Haiti, the U.S. Army enters 2010 with an already robust agenda. On January 28, the 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings hosted General George Casey, chief of staff of the U.S. Army and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a discussion of the state of the U.S. Army and the challenges it faces this year. Read More

U.S. Military, Iraq, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Haiti

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioResetting U.S.-Russian Leadership on Nuclear Arms Reduction and Non-proliferation

Monday, January 25, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Resetting U.S.-Russian Leadership on Nuclear Arms Reduction and Non-proliferationOn January 25, the Arms Control Initiative at Brookings hosted a discussion featuring Brookings President Strobe Talbott and Senior Fellows Steven Pifer and Clifford Gaddy, exploring how the United States and Russia can work together to reduce their nuclear arsenals and combat the proliferation of nuclear weapons worldwide, as they conclude the follow-on agreement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expired last December. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, U.S. Military, Russia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStates of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Ian Livingston, Heather Messera and Michael E. O'Hanlon, January 03, 2010, The New York Times

States of Iraq, Afghanistan and PakistanIan Livingston, Heather Messera and Michael O'Hanlon examine leading metrics from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to assess how well the counterinsurgency and stabilization operations are faring in these three major arenas of U.S. military involvement. Read More

Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Military, Transnational Security Threats

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Year of War - And Progress

Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 27, 2009, Los Angeles Times

A Year of War - And ProgressIn the past year, the United States has fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and spearheaded counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts in both countries and in Pakistan. Michael O'Hanlon writes that progress has been made in all three arenas, expressing guarded optimism for all three missions in the coming year. Read More

U.S. Military, Terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNew Year's Resolutions for the Pentagon

Peter W. Singer, December 22, 2009, The Washington Examiner

New Year's Resolutions for the PentagonAs December 31 approaches, Peter Singer proposes several New Year’s resolutions for the Pentagon and examines the likelihood that the Obama administration and U.S. military leaders will follow through on them. Read More

U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, Afghanistan, Islamic World

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhy Hollywood Security Is Better Than The Pentagon's

Peter W. Singer, December 21, 2009, CNN.Com

Why Hollywood Security Is Better Than The Pentagon'sAs demonstrated by a recent incident in Iraq, increased use of robotics and other unmanned systems in warfare creates unique and worrisome security challenges for the U.S. military. According to Peter Singer, the transmission of images collected by drones and other unmanned technologies is less encrypted than movies and video games downloaded to home computers and DVRs by U.S. consumers. Read More

U.S. Military, Military Technology, Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRefocusing the U.S.-Japan Alliance: It's Not Just About an Air Base

Mike Mochizuki and Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 18, 2009, The Washington Times

For the past 15 years, the U.S.-Japan alliance has been largely focused on the fate of a single airfield - the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa. Mike Mochizuki and Michael O'Hanlon contend that this focus is misplaced, and that the United States and Japan would be better off concentrating on larger issues, such as dealing with a nuclear North Korea, the rise of China, and the global impact of Islamic extremism. Read More

Japan, Diplomacy, U.S. Military

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSTART Follow-on Treaty Background

Steven Pifer, December 15, 2009, The Brookings Institution

START Follow-on Treaty BackgroundU.S. and Russian negotiators are engaging in endgame negotiations to establish a new nuclear arms agreement that will replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expired on December 5. Steven Pifer lays out the essential background for understanding the START treaty and the endgame negotiations now underway. Read More

Arms Control, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S. Military

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIn Afghanistan, The Odds Are With Us

Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 14, 2009, The Hill

Despite the enormous challenges facing the United States and NATO in the war in Afghanistan, Michael O'Hanlon believes that there are a number of factors that could lead to a favorable outcome, from improvements in Afghan security forces, to a general desire on the part of the Afghan people to create a better life for themselves. Read More

Afghanistan, U.S. Military, NATO, Terrorism, Defense Strategy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWinning the War in Afghanistan on the Home Front

Michael Fullilove and Anthony Bubalo, December 11, 2009, The Australian

President Obama's recent announcement of an initial troop surge and eventual exit strategy in Afghanistan drew sharp domestic criticism that the president was putting political interests above national security concerns. Michael Fullilove and Anthony Bubalo defend the president's announcement, saying that he must generate popular support on the home front while providing generals with the resources that they need to win the war. Read More

Afghanistan, Terrorism, U.S. Military, Civil War

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe End of START, The End Game of START’s Follow-on

Steven Pifer, December 07, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The End of START, The End Game of START’s Follow-on With the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and Russia, Steven Pifer reflects on the main verification issues to be addressed as the two countries work toward a new arms reduction agreement. Read More

Arms Control, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Military, National Security

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama's Afghan Gamble

Bruce Riedel, December 03, 2009, YaleGlobal Online

With the Administration’s decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, some say the Afghan war has now become President Obama's war. Bruce Riedel contends that the stakes are high and that the president will have to invest not only more U.S. and NATO troops, but also his political capital to convince a war-weary country to persevere in the face of great danger and uncertain outcomes. Read More

Afghanistan, Terrorism, Civil War, U.S. Military, NATO

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAfghanistan: How Long Until We Know?

Michael E. O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel, December 02, 2009, USA Today

Afghanistan: How Long Until We Know?In the wake of President Obama's announcement of his new strategy in Afghanistan, Michael O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel contend that the results of this strategy should be clear by the middle of 2011. The first order of business, according to O'Hanlon and Riedel, is to build up the Afghan army and police force. Read More

Afghanistan, U.S. Military, NATO, Terrorism

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama’s New Strategy in Afghanistan: Questions and Answers

Vanda Felbab-Brown, December 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Following President Obama’s announcement to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, Vanda Felbab-Brown answers questions on the president’s new strategy and its prospects for creating security and stability in this war-torn country. Read More

Afghanistan, Terrorism, U.S. Military, NATO

Featured Experts

Peter W. Singer

Peter W. Singer

Director, 21st Century Defense Initiative

Peter W. Singer is the director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Singer’s research focuses on three core issues: the future of war, current U.S. defense needs and future priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system. Singer lectures frequently to U.S. military audiences and is the author of several books and articles, including Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century. Singer was recently named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2009 by Foreign Policy magazine.
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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in national security and defense policy and is senior author of the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Index projects. Before joining Brookings, O'Hanlon worked as a national security analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. His current research agenda includes military strategy and technology, Northeast Asia, U.S. Central Command, defense budgets, among other defense/security issues.  O’Hanlon recently served on the Secretary of State's International Security Advisory Board.
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