Michael E. O'Hanlon

Afghan police special forces take part in a military exercise in Logar province, Afghanistan November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC111F4719E0

Afghanistan after Mattis: A revised strategy to focus on counterterrorism and the Afghan Security Forces

Michael E. O’Hanlon

January 2019

U.S. forces are seen at the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) headquarters after it was hit by Turkish airstrikes in Mount Karachok near Malikiya, Syria April 25, 2017. REUTERS/ Rodi Said - RC12805A1220

Learning from Trump’s Syria debacle—What Congress can do

The Brookings Institution

Monday, January 7, 2019

There are ways to reduce the dangers to the republic and to America’s allies around the world. John R. Allen and Michael O’Hanlon explain what Congress can do.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives field guidance during his visit to the under construction Yombunjin Hotel in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July 17, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC137035C710

North Korea may be willing to begin denuclearization, and Trump should make a deal

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 7, 2019

U.S. forces are seen at the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) headquarters after it was hit by Turkish airstrikes in Mount Karachok near Malikiya, Syria April 25, 2017. REUTERS/ Rodi Said - RC12805A1220

Learning from Trump’s Syria debacle—What Congress can do

John R. Allen and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 7, 2019

U.S. Navy sailors move aircraft from an elevator into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea April 8, 2018. Picture taken April 8, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Hogan/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC19F1104180

Quality over quantity: U.S. military strategy and spending in the Trump years

James N. Miller and Michael E. O’Hanlon

January 2019

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lands in Kabul on March 13, 2018 on an unannounced trip to Afghanistan. REUTERS/Phil Stewart - RC1B4D04B200

After Defense Secretary Jim Mattis leaves, what then? Some ideas for Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Saturday, December 22, 2018

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew November 13, 2018. Picture taken November 13, 2018. Courtesy Nick Bauer/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1913660520

How much should the United States spend on defense?

James N. Miller and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, December 10, 2018

A conversation on the most pressing issues facing America’s veterans community

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Multiple rocket launchers are seen being fired during a military drill at an unknown location in North Korea.

The role of AI in future warfare

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Power transitions in Africa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST