Defense & Security

Rep. Seth Moulton at Brookings

Rep. Seth Moulton on geopolitical threats, defense spending, lessons learned, and more

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle - LR1ED2I0XLLD8

Extending New START is a no-brainer—And yet, we can’t count on it

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

U.S. soldiers of the 82nd Airborne help load water onto a Navy helicopter at a staging area at Port-au-Prince international airport January 17, 2010. Relief efforts continue in the island nation's capital after last week's devastating earthquake. U.S. troops will help U.N. peacekeepers keep order on Haiti's increasingly lawless streets, the country's president said on Sunday as aid workers struggled to get food and medical assistance to desperate earthquake survivors. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER MILITARY) - GM1E61I0YZK01

The use of military diplomacy in great power competition

Tuesday, February 12, 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

The end of an era? The INF Treaty, New START, and the future of strategic stability

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC116285B8A0

What to expect from the second U.S.-North Korea summit

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jung H. Pak, and Evans J.R. Revere

Friday, February 8, 2019

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities James Anderson at Brookings.

Highlights from a recent discussion on the Missile Defense Review

Adam Twardowski

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Spectators display a huge Chinese national flag during the Nanning International Arts Festival of Folk Songs, the gala show for the opening of the ninth China-ASEAN expo, in Guangxi province September 21, 2012. Picture taken September 21, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1E89M19VY01

Responsible competition and the future of U.S.-China relations

Ryan Hass and Mira Rapp-Hooper

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

190128-N-BB269-0048 WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson delivers remarks during a discussion held at the Brookings Institution. Richardson discussed the U.S. NavyÕs recently released document, ÒA Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority, Version 2.0Ó and answered questions from the audience. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)

The chief of naval operations talks technology, China, and more

Adam Twardowski

Monday, February 4, 2019

An employee with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checks the documents of a traveler at Reagan National Airport in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1299538A70

During a government shutdown, we’re not paying our protectors

Adam Twardowski and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 28, 2019

A Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) soldier stands in front of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit before Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga reviews the unit at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC1B33E78DD0

The Trump administration’s new Missile Defense Review is a mixed bag

Friday, January 25, 2019