Defense & Security

Saudi Energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman attends a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Waleed Ali - RC1496A3D9B0

Order from Chaos

Saudi leaders thought the kingdom was safe — they were wrong

Bruce Riedel

Thursday, September 19, 2019

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. THAAD provides the U.S. military a land-based, mobile capability to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, intercepting incoming missiles inside and outside the earth's atmosphere. REUTERS/U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - TM3EBAC0VPZ01

Op-Ed

The death of the INF Treaty has given birth to new missile possibilities

Steven Pifer

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives to welcome Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1F0A5D6A90

Order from Chaos

The place of military history in today’s defense planning

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, September 13, 2019

Tue

Sep

Upcoming Event

How is the Army modernizing?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Washington, DC

Reports

North Korea

US-DPRK negotiations: Time to pivot to an interim agreement

Robert Einhorn

August 2019

India

The indigenisation of India’s defence industry

Dhruva Jaishankar

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Voters listen as U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during his 2020 U.S. presidential campaign at the Iowa River Brewing in Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S., February 9, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC14160B05C0

Report

An open letter to the candidates: What your pollsters may not know about America and foreign policy

Liz Schrayer

Thursday, July 25, 2019

REFILE - CORRECTING GRAMMAR Migrants wait for food and clothes at the migrant camp Vucjak, in Bihac area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic - RC13263A9760

Report

Implementing a fragility strategy

George Ingram and Nancy Lindborg

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Iraq

Pitfalls of the paramilitary paradigm: The Iraqi state, geopolitics, and Al-Hashd al-Shaabi

Vanda Felbab-Brown

June 2019

Blog Posts

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta May 2, 2011. Bin Laden was killed in a U.S. helicopter raid on a mansion near the Pakistani capital Islamabad early on Monday, officials said, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. officials said bin Laden was found in the million-dollar compound in the military garrison town of Abbottabad, 60 km (35 miles) north of Islamabad. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E75300AX01

Order from Chaos

Al-Qaida today, 18 years after 9/11

Bruce Riedel

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Venezuelan migrant children play soccer in a camp run by the UN refugee agency UNHCR in Maicao, Colombia May 7, 2019. Picture taken May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez - RC144B451E30

Order from Chaos

Get ready for the Venezuela refugee crisis

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Juan Carlos Pinzón

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in visit the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC147119FEC0

Order from Chaos

America should not ask South Korea to host intermediate-range missiles

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Jung H. Pak

Thursday, September 5, 2019

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Events

2019

Jul

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Assessing space security: Threat and response

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

The impact of militias on governance and geopolitics in the Middle East and North Africa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

How security cooperation advances US interests

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Related Books

Baltic Security Strategy Report

Edited by Olevs Nikers and Otto Tabuns

2019

The Senkaku Paradox

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2019

Russia’s Military Strategy and Doctrine

Edited by Glen E. Howard and Matthew Czekaj; Foreword by General Philip M. Breedlove

2019

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Frank A. Rose

Senior Fellow, Security and Strategy - Foreign Policy

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Multimedia

FILE PHOTO: A Long March-3B rocket carrying Chang'e 4 lunar probe takes off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, China December 8, 2018. To match Insight SPACE-ARGENTINA/CHINA REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC17C71252C0

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss how the US can promote security in outer space

Sonia Alvarez, Josaiah Bonwell, Leah Dreyfuss, and Joseph Stevens

Friday, August 9, 2019

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC1EAAFF9260

Podcast Episode

Will the INF Treaty’s demise kick-start a new arms race?

Frank A. Rose

Friday, August 2, 2019

Order from Chaos

The future of US defense strategy: A conversation with General Paul J. Selva

Adam Twardowski

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

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