U.S. Defense

The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Picture taken March 16, 2016. U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2RPD9BC4N8

Order from Chaos

The Pensacola attack by a Saudi pilot: Implications for US-Saudi ties

Daniel L. Byman and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, December 6, 2019

A man reads a copy of the day's newspaper whose front page shows a photo of suspected suicide bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi in Amman January 9, 2010. A Pakistan television station on Saturday showed what it said was the suicide bomber double agent who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan sitting with the Pakistani Taliban leader, and reported he shared U.S. and Jordanian state secrets with militants. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS) - GM1E6191K0J01

Order from Chaos

The remarkable case of the triple agent and the bombing in Khost, Afghanistan

Bruce Riedel

Friday, December 6, 2019

Soldiers attached to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, Iowa National Guard and 10th Mountain, 2-14 Infantry Battalion, load onto a Chinook helicopter to head out on a mission in Afghanistan, January 15, 2019. 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC110D3B25B0

Policy 2020

5,000 Troops for 5 years

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, December 6, 2019

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A conversation with Gen. Lori Robinson, the first woman to command USNORTHCOM

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Reports

U.S. Marines Corps haul their gear out of a MV-22B Osprey that evacuated them to the USS Kearsarge aircraft carrier as U.S. military continues to leave the U.S. Virgin Islands in advance of Hurricane Maria, in the Caribbean Sea near the islands September 17, 2017. Picture taken on September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1B0BC5AEB0

Policy 2020

Focusing on quality over quantity in the US military budget

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James N. Miller

Monday, December 2, 2019

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga sail in formation with 16 other ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fly overhead in formation during Keen Sword in the Philippine Sea November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. Courtesy Kaila V. Peters/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC15D8F9E720

Report

China, the gray zone, and contingency planning at the Department of Defense and beyond

Michael E. O’Hanlon

September 2019

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Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – July 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019

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Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – April 2019

Friday, April 19, 2019

A U.S. Border and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official stands next a concrete K-rail with concertina wire at Cordova-Americas bridge to enhance security efforts in preparation for increasing number of migrants arriving at the border, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RC1F2181F4D0

Mexico

US-Mexico security cooperation 2018-2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

What is going on with the United States alliance with South Korea?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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TechTank

Bridging the gender data gap

Jeanette Gaudry Haynie

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

A convoy of U.S. vehicles is seen after withdrawing from northern Syria, on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ari Jalal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC115088E3F0

Order from Chaos

How to salvage Syria and protect US troops

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, November 18, 2019

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Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

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Multimedia

Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at Brookings.

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Highlights: Sen. Van Hollen discusses US defense and foreign policy at Brookings

Adam Twardowski

Friday, November 15, 2019

A military family reunites at DFW airport in Dallas, Texas, October 22, 2008. Among those struggling in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression are members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. Picture taken October 22, 2008. To match feature FINANCIAL/MILITARY REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) - GM1E4AS1CUD01

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Highlights: Experts discuss military spouse (un)employment

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, October 31, 2019

A detail onboard of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, is seen after it docked at a port in Danang, Vietnam March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC1351904F80

Order from Chaos

Highlights: A conversation with the Secretary of the Navy

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

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