Defense & Security

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a New Year's Day speech in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on January 1, 2018. KCNA / via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC110B5BCDC0

Olympic cooldown can help bring North Korea to the negotiating table

Robert Einhorn and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Members of the New York Police Department's Counterterrorism Bureau stand watch as people take part during the Annual Tartan Day Parade in New York, U.S. April 8, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC1447601E80

The year in review: Counterterrorism

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, December 29, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding the Administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12F2641E50

Development as a featured theme in US National Security Strategies since 2002

Friday, December 22, 2017

Armoured vehicles and helicopters take part in the Zapad 2017 war games at a range near the town of Borisov, Belarus September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko - UP1ED9K0PPP0Z

President Trump might be on to something with Russia

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

US Marines training Afghan National Army troops

Highlights from a debate on the role of America’s military

Monday, December 18, 2017

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.

The looming end of the INF Treaty

Friday, December 8, 2017

The USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint photo exercise during exercise Valiant Shield 2007 in the Pacific Ocean in this August 14, 2007 handout photo. The aerial formation consists of aircraft from the carrier strike groups as well as Air Force aircraft. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen W. Rowe/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC14D1EA2880

Experts examine the current state of U.S. military readiness

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a university graduation ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC1DE37218E0

Africa in the news: Zimbabwe’s political crisis, new US-Africa engagement, and African airlines’ restructuring and expansion

Friday, November 17, 2017

Iraqi soldiers ride in military vehicles in Zumar, Nineveh province, Iraq October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal - RC17512F9C80

Stabilizing Iraq: A job for soldiers, diplomats, and economists

Monday, October 30, 2017

An aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - GM1E6910E5T01

Reps. Don Bacon and Rick Larsen share their views on defense priorities and challenges

Tuesday, October 24, 2017