Defense & Security

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands on the stage as he addresses the Federal Assembly, including the State Duma parliamentarians, members of the Federation Council, regional governors and other high-ranking officials, in Moscow, Russia March 1, 2018. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - UP1EE310W85R3

Putin on the nukes

Friday, March 2, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1E6A6C15C0

A “bloody nose” attack in Korea would have lasting consequences

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James Kirchick

Monday, February 26, 2018

A White House military aide and member of the U.S. Army carries the brief case containing nuclear weapons codes as U.S. President Barack Obama returns to the White House in Washington

WATCH: 2018 Nuclear Posture Review tailored to 21st century threats

Friday, February 16, 2018

Soldiers march during a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 9, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

Ex-CIA analysts explain why a bloody nose policy on North Korea would backfire

Jung H. Pak, Sue Mi Terry, and Bruce Klingner

Monday, February 12, 2018

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber from the US Air Force Andersen Air Force Base in Guam performs a fly-over at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore February 14, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong/File Photo - TM3EC5I1NS201

Trump’s nuclear plan mostly makes sense

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd R) sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle in Prague, April 8, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - GM1E6481MKD01

New START at 7

Monday, February 5, 2018

A Swiss Army FA-18 Hornet aircraft flies near Thun during an interception training, January 24, 2011. A maximum of 5000 Swiss soldiers will take part in the security operation called "Alpa Eco Undici" for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 that is taking place in Davos January 26 to 30, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: MILITARY BUSINESS POLITICS) - BM2E71O152E01

For the military’s sake, stop the budget delays

Monday, February 5, 2018

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-35 Lightning IIs participate in a training mission near Kunsan Air Base in preparation for VIGILANT ACE 18 in South Korea on December 1, 2017 in this U.S. Air Force photo and made available on December 5, 2017. Picture taken on December 1, 2017. Courtesy Josh Rosales/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC128F537DD0

Questions about the Nuclear Posture Review

Monday, February 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump applauds as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EE1V0AAV0R

Permit (part of) Trump’s defense buildup without blowing up the deficit

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Smoke rises from the Syria's Afrin region, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Hassa, on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RC11FDBEAC00

Turkey wants to crush US allies in Syria. That shouldn’t surprise anybody.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018