Michael E. O'Hanlon

The defense budget, overseas contingency operations, the Budget Control Act, and beyond

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila (R) speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/Pool (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3NPLF

America shouldn’t enable presidents-for-life

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, August 25, 2016

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 3rd Meeting of Activists of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in the Movement for Winning the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 4, 2016. 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. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RTSL0Q0

The nuclear no first use dilemma and North Korea

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The $650 Billion Bargain

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2016

A U.S. Air Force B-52 (C) flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RTX21PNS

In support of nuclear no first use

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, August 19, 2016

U.S. soldiers take part in Exercise Eager Lion at one of the Jordanian military bases in Zarqa, east of Amman, Jordan, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSFR5K

The state of U.S. military readiness

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, August 15, 2016

Congo’s political crisis: What is the way forward?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

A man walks in the "Comuna 13" neighborhood in Medellin September 2, 2015. Picture taken September 2, 2015. To match DEVELOPMENT-GOALS/COLOMBIA-CITIES REUTERS/Fredy Builes - RTSE9A

Once a drug den, Medellín is on a new path

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Elizabeth Pearce

Saturday, August 13, 2016

U.S. M1A2 "Abrams" tank fires during U.S. led joint military exercise "Noble Partner 2016" near Vaziani, Georgia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili/File Photo - RTSM4BT

The myth of a U.S. military ‘readiness’ crisis

Michael E. O’Hanlon and General David Petraeus (Ret.)

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Republican U.S. Presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RTSKM6Z

No ordinary times

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, August 8, 2016