Defense & Security

Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Around the halls: How leaders and publics around the world are reacting to events at the Capitol

Madiha Afzal, Ranj Alaaldin, Marsin Alshamary, Célia Belin, Charles T. Call, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Lindsey W. Ford, Ryan Hass, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, and Constanze Stelzenmüller

Friday, January 8, 2021

How artificial intelligence is transforming the United States and the world

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

A police officer keeps watch at a crime scene, where two men were found in the trunk of a car shot to death, according to local media, in San Pedro Garza Garcia, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Crime and anti-crime security policy in Mexico in 2020

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, January 4, 2021

A man holds an assault rifle as Proud Boys gather in Portland, Ore., at Delta Park on September 26, 2020, in support of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse and Aaron 'Jay' Danielson who was shot dead by an antifascist protester during the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the city. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

2020 appears to be a good year for counterterrorism

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, December 24, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley gives remarks during the 19th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

Russia, China, and the risks of war: My conversation with General Mark Milley

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Graphic showing COVID hotspots around the world.

Recapping 10 of the biggest foreign policy and national security stories of 2020

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Democracy, corruption, and U.S. policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

The various boots worn by multi-nation troops are seen as the soldiers listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak to military troops at the Fort Bonifacio Gymnasium in Manila, April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS)

War powers in the era of Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin

Amy McGrath and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, December 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C R) poses for a group picture with the participants of the International conference on Libya, at the Federal Chancellery.

How Joe Biden must view Libya

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, December 18, 2020

The future of Asia: Charting a roadmap for US engagement and leadership

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST