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Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at Brookings.

Highlights: Sen. Van Hollen discusses US defense and foreign policy at Brookings

Adam Twardowski

Friday, November 15, 2019

Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire lays pipes for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea September 13, 2019. Picture taken September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Stine Jacobsen - RC19E7D92D80

Congress, Nord Stream II, and Ukraine

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Remembering Helmut Sonnenfeldt, a major figure in US foreign policy

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg react while entering a hall following their talks in Kiev, Ukraine October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC178AF29120

Five months into Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s term, there are reasons for optimism and caution

Monday, November 4, 2019

The state of human rights in Africa

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Commuters stand still at a crowded railway station to pay homage during a two-minute long remembrance for bomb blast victims in Mumbai July 18, 2006. Millions of people in Mumbai stopped all conversation, traffic came to a halt and cinemas interrupted films on Tuesday as the Indian city observed a short silence in memory of 182 people killed in last week's bombings. - PBEAHUNKPEU

Brookings colleagues past and present remember Stephen P. Cohen

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Dinshaw Mistry, and Dhruva Jaishankar

Friday, November 1, 2019

A military family reunites at DFW airport in Dallas, Texas, October 22, 2008. Among those struggling in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression are members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. Picture taken October 22, 2008. To match feature FINANCIAL/MILITARY REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) - GM1E4AS1CUD01

Highlights: Experts discuss military spouse (un)employment

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, October 31, 2019

A detail onboard of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, is seen after it docked at a port in Danang, Vietnam March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC1351904F80

Highlights: A conversation with the Secretary of the Navy

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, October 31, 2019

American soldier reads a newspaper in the shade under a U.S. Marine tank in Beirut, Lebanon. / Library of Congress

Beirut 1958: America’s origin story in the Middle East

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shields himself from the rotor wash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after being dropped off for a mission with the Afghan police near Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EACK1LDW01

Why Democratic candidates should propose ‘5,000 for 5’ in Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 28, 2019