Defense & Security

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a panel discussion at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

Dispatch from Munich: Seeking a savior in a time of Westlessness

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Government troops with their belongings walk towards waiting vehicles during a send-off ceremony ending their combat duty against pro-Islamic State militant groups inside military headquarters in Marawi city, Philippines October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Why is Duterte canceling the US-Philippines military cooperation agreement?

Lindsey W. Ford and Adrianna Pita

Friday, February 14, 2020

Troops in military vehicles take part in the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

The left should play the China card

Tarun Chhabra, Scott Moore, and Dominic Tierney

Thursday, February 13, 2020

The Air Force in 2020: A strategy to modernize

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at 11:01 p.m. On February 25, 2016. The unarmed Minuteman III missile blasted off from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California late on Thursday, headed toward a target area near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the South Pacific. REUTERS/Kyla Gifford/U.S. Air Force Photo/Handout via Reuters 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

Don’t let New START die

Thursday, February 6, 2020

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017. Picture taken August 2, 2017. To Match Special Report USA-NUCLEAR/ICBM U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Trump’s bid to go big on nuclear arms looks like a fizzle

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

A man looks on from behind a barbed wire during a freedom rally in Abuja, Nigeria December 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Unpacking the implications of future trends for security in Africa

Monday, February 3, 2020

Iraqi people gather during a funeral procession for militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed by U.S. air strike at Baghdad airport, in Basra, Iraq, January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani

Stuck in the middle: Iraq and the enduring conflict between United States and Iran

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo

Three key insights for US policy in light of recent escalation with Iran

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cross over a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1D4113FE00

What to expect in US-North Korea relations in 2020

Thursday, January 23, 2020