Defense & Security

NATO flag is seen at the military equipment display during the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO in Vilnius, Lithuania March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins - RC1A2107E0A0

Europe whole and free: Why NATO’s open door must remain open

Molly Montgomery

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

German defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her Norwegian counterpart Eriksen Soereide visit a German U34 submarine in Eckernfoerde, Germany, August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Markus Scholz/POOL - RC1D79BE2370

Germans must start taking defence spending seriously

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

People carry European Union flags during a protest ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Budapest February 16, 2015. Putin will discuss Russian gas supplies to Hungary when he visits Budapest on Tuesday, an adviser to the Russian president said on Monday. The trip will be Putin's first bilateral visit to a European Union country since June 2014, reflecting a warming in ties that has irked some of Hungary's allies in the EU and NATO. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - LR2EB2G1H542J

NATO matters, but the EU matters more

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Panelists at the March 25, 2019 Foreign Policy program event on maritime security.

How securing maritime commerce protects U.S. national security

Monday, April 1, 2019

An honor guard raises the NATO flag in front of the Macedonian government in Skopje, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RC1DABE40230

A brief history of NATO, from Truman to Trump

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

On March 14, Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon spoke with Undersecretary of the United States Army Ryan McCarthy about the Army’s budget request, its operational outlook, and the role it will play in future defense strategy.

How does the army prepare for a new era of geopolitics?

Adam Twardowski

Friday, March 22, 2019

Ukrainian soldiers drive a military vehicle with a torn Ukrainian flag at a checkpoint near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine July 3, 2014. About half the 130,000 residents of Slaviansk are thought to have fled since fighters who want eastern Ukraine incorporated into Russia took control of the city in April, a month after Moscow annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. Since then, government forces trying to end the rebellion in towns and cities across the Russian-speaking region have pounded separatist positions in and around Slaviansk. Picture taken July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/Pool (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA7414HR01

Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution

Monday, March 18, 2019

People lay flowers outside New Zealand House, following Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand, in London, Britain March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls - RC178C0E1510

Five initial thoughts on the New Zealand terrorist attack

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, March 15, 2019

Undated handout picture of U.S., Taliban and Qatar officials during a meeting for peace talks in Doha, Qatar. Qatari Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1623E5FFE0

Amid peace talks, what’s next for Afghanistan?

Adam Twardowski

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

An aerial view of part of the Red Sea coast, with hotels and resorts in Sharm el-Sheikh, is seen through the window of an airplane, Egypt, December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - GF10000257526

Red Sea blueprints

Tuesday, March 12, 2019