Defense & Security

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are administered the oath of office by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during the start of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC19E8350950

Congress should learn from Canada on preventing extremist violence

Friday, January 4, 2019

An Islamist flag is seen on the ground near the main highway leading Aleppo to Raqqa November 11, 2013. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1E9BB1PZB01

Some terrorism good news

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, December 31, 2018

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lands in Kabul on March 13, 2018 on an unannounced trip to Afghanistan. REUTERS/Phil Stewart - RC1B4D04B200

After Defense Secretary Jim Mattis leaves, what then? Some ideas for Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Saturday, December 22, 2018

NOAA's GOES-13 and GOES-15 satellite image from March 31, 2014 and released on April 1, 2014 shows the low pressure systems in the eastern Pacific Ocean, over the United States' Heartland, and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. All three lows have the signature comma shape that make them appear to be curled up dragons. REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters (OUTER SPACE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1EA420BUW01

The big foreign policy stories of 2018 – What Brookings experts had to say

Friday, December 21, 2018

A man gestures at U.S military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC15AC3FC730

What the U.S. withdrawal from Syria means for ISIS, Iran, and Kurdish allies

Friday, December 21, 2018

Panel from Asian Transnational Threats Forum.

Experts discuss terrorist threats facing Asia, and ways forward

Paul Park and Jung H. Pak

Friday, December 21, 2018

A U.S. Soldier surveils the area during a combined joint patrol in Manbij, Syria, November 1, 2018. Picture taken on November 1, 2018. Courtesy Zoe Garbarino/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC12430AAF20

Trump’s Syria pullout: A quick assessment

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/RIA Novosti ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - LR2EB590O2PO8

Don’t let Russian S-400s peel Turkey away from the West

Kemal Kirişci and Seçkin Köstem

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, January 20, 2015. The unmanned rocket blasted off with a next-generation communications satellite designed to provide cellular-like voice and data services to U.S. military forces around the world. Picture taken using long exposure, looking over the campus of Florida Institute of Technologies in Melbourne, about 40 miles from the launch pad. REUTERS/Michael Brown (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EB1L0SXU01

How space-based missile defenses could make us less safe, not more

James N. Miller and Frank A. Rose

Friday, December 14, 2018

Flags of NATO member countires fly during a ceremony at the new NATO headquarters before the start of a summit in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann - RC1AE63D1910

Will Europe try to save the INF Treaty?

Thursday, December 13, 2018