Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attend a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Fundamental rights and the COVID-19 pandemic

September 2020

Photo dated September 18, 2020 of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) steam in formation during a Strait of Hormuz transit. The Nimitz aircraft carrier passed the Strait of Hormuz uneventfully to enter the Gulf Friday, the Navy announced. A strike group led by the USS Nimitz and including two guided-missile cruisers and a guided-missile destroyer sailed into the Gulf to operate and train with US partners and support the coalition fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) group, the US 5th Fleet added in a statement. The Nimitz, Americas oldest carrier in active service, carries some 5,000 sailors and Marines. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt via ABACAPRESS.COM

How the US military is prioritizing great power competition

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adam Twardowski

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Firefighters from Mexico and Honduras cut and move branches in the Fremont National Forest while prepping the fire line ahead of the Brattain Fire in the outskirts of Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Global warming, fires, and crime in Mexico and beyond

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Elisa Norio

Monday, September 28, 2020

Past Policy 2020 Event

Maras, migrants, and Mexico: Policy issues for the next US administration

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Past Policy 2020 Event

The future of US policy in Afghanistan

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley arrive to the 19th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Do our generals and admirals like war too much?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, September 21, 2020

--FILE--View of a signboard of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, 22 May 2016.The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest in terms of capital and deposit, on Thursday voiced its readiness to continue its "all-round" financial services for "Belt and Road" projects. "ICBC is keen and active in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative," said Gu Shu, ICBC's senior executive vice president. The initiative, which comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road routes. "ICBC has 123 branches in 18 countries along the Belt and Road, making it the Chinese financial institution that covers the most countries along the route," Gu said. "ICBC has been actively providing all-round and integrated financial services for 'Belt and Road' projects," he added. "So far, ICBC has operated 208 projects along the route, with a combined investment of 220.8 billion U.S. dollars." Gu was in Istanbul for the first anniversary of the inauguration of ICBC Turkey, which was established after ICBC purchased a majority of shares of Turkey's Tekstilbank in May last year.No Use China. No Use France.

How US-China tensions could hamper development efforts

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Political, security, and public health dimensions in the Horn of Africa

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Afghan women line up at a polling station as they wait to cast their votes in Kabul, Afghanistan September 28, 2019.REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

The fate of women’s rights in Afghanistan

John R. Allen and Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd L), Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), U.S. President Donald Trump (3rd R) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Spinning good news on arms control

Wednesday, September 16, 2020