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

Hand out photo dated September 11, 2020 of Royal Australian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and United States Navy warships sail in formation during the Pacific Vanguard 2020 exercise. Pacific Vanguard serves as an opportunity to exercise and improve multinational interoperability at all levels; to improve tactical proficiency; and to adapt to ever changing regional challenges. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force. Photo by Lieutenant Junior Grade Samuel Hardgrove/US Navy via ABACAPRESS.COM

Military innovation and technological change: Preparing for the next generation of cyber threats

Michael E. O’Hanlon

January 2022

A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California, December 29, 2014. FireEye is the security firm hired by Sony to investigate last month's cyberattack against Sony Pictures. Picture taken December 29. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW)

The other 4+1: Biological, nuclear, climatic, digital, and internal dangers

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

United Nations headquarters in New York

Overview: Blueprints for international security for the 2020s

Suzanne Maloney and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Pool/File Photo

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

Afghan security forces inspect the site of an attack on a jail compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 3, 2020.REUTERS/Parwiz

Afghanistan Index

Sam Gollob and Michael E. O’Hanlon

August 2020

A member of Iraqi security forces is seen on the Iraqi side of Mandali border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Mandali, Iraq July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani/Pool

Iraq Index

Sam Gollob and Michael E. O’Hanlon

August 2020

New York City Police officer with face mask on Fifth Avenue during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, NY, USA on April 1, 2020. New York City has become the epicenter of coronavirus in the U.S with over 47,000 cases. The pandemic has forced millions of New Yorkers into their homes as local and state government enforce another 30 day stay-at-home order to try and flatten the curve. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

The military, policing, and COVID-19

John R. Allen, John Donohue, Colonel Rick Fuentes, Paul Goldenberg, and Michael E. O’Hanlon

April 2020

Soldiers attached to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, Iowa National Guard and 10th Mountain, 2-14 Infantry Battalion, load onto a Chinook helicopter to head out on a mission in Afghanistan, January 15, 2019. 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC110D3B25B0

5,000 Troops for 5 years

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, December 9, 2019

U.S. Marines Corps haul their gear out of a MV-22B Osprey that evacuated them to the USS Kearsarge aircraft carrier as U.S. military continues to leave the U.S. Virgin Islands in advance of Hurricane Maria, in the Caribbean Sea near the islands September 17, 2017. Picture taken on September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1B0BC5AEB0

Focusing on quality over quantity in the US military budget

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James N. Miller

Monday, December 2, 2019