Michael E. O'Hanlon

Afghans board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS

Joe Biden must ignore the Taliban’s August 31 withdrawal “red line”

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division stand security at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 15, 2021 and released by U.S. Navy on August 18, 2021. U.S NAVY/Central Command Public Affairs/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout via REUTERS

After Afghanistan, where next? Biden must show resoluteness

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, August 20, 2021

Recruits to join Ethiopia's Defense Force gather during the farewell ceremony at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

How the UN can solidify Ethiopia as an African success story

Abigael Ajuma and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at a meeting of finance ministers from across the G7 nations ahead of the G7 leaders' summit, at Lancaster House in London, Britain June 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

Around the halls: What to watch in Biden’s week of summits in Europe

Pavel K. Baev, Célia Belin, James Goldgeier, Samantha Gross, Syaru Shirley Lin, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Patrick W. Quirk, Douglas A. Rediker, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Thomas Wright

Monday, June 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Deterrence, US grand strategy, and the wisdom of Bob Gates

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, June 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Harpa Concert Hall, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit, in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 19, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

To face Russia and Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden needs a smart strategy

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, May 28, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) at the White House, in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

A grand strategy of resolute restraint

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, May 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin applauds U.S. President Joe Biden as Biden delivers his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

The best defense? An alternative to all-out war or nothing

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, May 21, 2021

Taiwanese troops seen walking in a military base after the exercise for lunar new year. Hsinshu, Taiwan. January 19, 2021.Troupes taiwanaises vues entrain de marcher dans une base militaire militaire apres l exercice militaire pour le nouvel an lunaire. Hsinshu, Taiwan. 19 janvier 2021.NO USE FRANCE

An asymmetric defense of Taiwan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Marine reinforcements fly towards an area somewhere near Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 10, 2001. Earnie Grafton, The San Diego Union-Tribune/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: Biden’s unforced error puts America at risk

Madiha Afzal and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, April 15, 2021