Michael E. O'Hanlon

The future of recruitment, retention, and education in national security

9:00 AM - 1:15 PM EDT

The US Army and American defense: Investing in modernization, readiness, and human capital

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C), Christoph Heusgen (L), Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, and European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis (R) listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (pn screen) during the 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC).

The case for a security guarantee for Ukraine

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Lise Howard

Monday, March 20, 2023

Iraq 20 years later: The war’s legacy for Iraq, the Middle East, US policy, and beyond

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: The Virginia-class USS North Dakota (SSN 784) submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this U.S. Navy handout picture taken in the Atlantic Ocean August 18, 2013. The Navy commissioned its newest attack submarine North Dakota, during a ceremony October 25, 2014, at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, defense officials announced. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout (MID-SEA - Tags: MILITARY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS/File Photo

Around the halls: AUKUS defines an emerging alliance at sea

Bruce Jones, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ryan Hass, Amy J. Nelson, Tom Stefanick, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, and Andrew Yeo

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Ukraine Index

Ukraine Index

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and David Wessel

Friday, February 24, 2023

Passers-by walk past tank barriers in front of an entrance to the metro in the Ukrainian capital in the morning. Feb. 24, 2023, marks the first anniversary of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine.

Lessons from Ukraine

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Fiona Hill, Steven Pifer, James Goldgeier, Tara Varma, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Patricia M. Kim, Suzanne Maloney, Tanvi Madan, Bruce Jones, Caitlin Talmadge, Melanie W. Sisson, Michael E. O’Hanlon, David Wessel, Samantha Gross, Sophie Roehse, and Kemal Kirişci

Friday, February 24, 2023

The US Air Force and American defense strategy

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EST

Geostrategic competition and US, Chinese, and Russian overseas basing

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Handout photo dated October 13, 2021 shows Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, arrives at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying US forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Pawel Puczko via ABACAPRESS.COM

Geostrategic competition and overseas basing in East Asia and the First Island Chain

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Andrew Yeo

February 2023