Defense & Security

U.S. Marines prepare for the "Rifle Salute" during the ceremonies honoring the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry - RC197CC0F250

Happy birthday, Marine Corps

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Members of Yemen's counter-terrorism force take part in field training near the capital Sanaa May 12, 2007. Yemen said on Saturday it was recalling its ambassadors to Iran and Libya over what it sees as their support for Shi'ite Muslim rebels involved in bloody clashes with government forces. REUTERS/ Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN) - GM1DVFZEZYAA

How a Democratic Congress might improve counterterrorism and Middle East policy

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty in the White House in Washington December 8, 1987. REUTERS/Dennis Paquin (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE - GF2E63U1K2L04

RIP INF: The end of a landmark treaty

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC17C28C2550

European angst about Trump’s INF Treaty withdrawal

Monday, October 29, 2018

National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC1B182A80F0

After INF, is New START next to go?

Monday, October 29, 2018

FILE PHOTO 8DEC87 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty in the White House December 8 1987. Reagan was elected as the 40th U.S. president in 1980.CM - RP2DRHXTDDAC

Exiting Reagan’s historic INF treaty is a bad idea. Here’s how Trump should try to fix it.

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, October 25, 2018

FILE PHOTO - 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. U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File PhotoATTENTION 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. - S1AETZMKZCAA

As Russia and China improve their conventional military capabilities, should the US rethink its assumptions on extended nuclear deterrence?

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in front of Japan's national flag after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) annual party convention in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai - RC1EEE131EC0

Around the halls: Experts discuss Japan’s role in North Korea diplomacy

Bruce Jones, Mireya Solís, Richard C. Bush, and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton answers questions from reporters after announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Vienna protocol and the 1955 "Treaty of Amity" with Iran as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders looks on during a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC17A0C7F6B0

The Trump administration is preparing a major mistake on the INF Treaty

Friday, October 19, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after a news conference after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1F76777E70

Around the halls: Can President Trump claim credit for progress on North Korea?

Richard C. Bush, Robert Einhorn, Ryan Hass, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jung H. Pak, and Jonathan D. Pollack

Friday, October 19, 2018