Michael E. O'Hanlon

A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Can China take Taiwan? Why no one really knows.

Michael E. O’Hanlon

August 2022

The future of the US-Colombia relationship: A conversation with Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzón

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

The National Defense Strategy and great power competition: A conversation with Mark T. Esper

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Afghan Taliban's Minister of Virtue and Vice Sheikh Mohammad Khalid attends the death anniversary of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the late leader and founder of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

Why the US must do a deal with the Taliban

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Lise Howard

Monday, July 4, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) meets with soldiers while inspecting destroyed structures during a visit to the embattled eastern region of Kharkiv.

Everyone’s talking about the endgame in Ukraine. Here’s how it might look.

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, July 1, 2022

The 2022 Kenyan elections

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

POSTPONED: The US Marine Corps, the National Defense Strategy, and the future of expeditionary warfare

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin poses with the Defence Ministers of Estonia Kalle Laanet, Latvia Artis Pabriks, and Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool

Strengthening the US and NATO defense postures in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

A Taiwanese military corvette sails as a Navy soldier stands guard on a vessel, during a Navy Drill for Preparedness Enhancement ahead of the Chinese New Year, amid escalating Chinese threats to the island, in Keelung, Taiwan, 7 Jan, 2022. With the US approving an increasing number of arms sales to Taipei and China sending more PLA warplanes to cruise around the self governing island, military tensions in the Taiwan Strait have been expected to grow. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)

But CAN the United States defend Taiwan?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Finland, Sweden, and the future of NATO

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT