U.S. Defense

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighter stands near a former YPG office at the entrance of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1A61702270

Order from Chaos

Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a boon for ISIS — and a nightmare for Europe

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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Lebanon

Lebanon, 1958 — America’s forgotten first military adventure in the Middle East

Monday, October 14, 2019

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U.S. Foreign Policy

The US needs updated sanctions programs for an era of great power competition

David Dollar and Michael B. Greenwald

Monday, October 14, 2019

The challenges facing America’s veterans

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Reports

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

U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth pose at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain June 3, 2019. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS - RC19A2509000

Report

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – July 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker look at each other during a news conference in Strasbourg, France March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler - RC17106DF9E0

Report

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

The Titan Missile, shown from above during a tour of the 103-foot Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) site which was decommissioned in 1982, at the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona, U.S., February 2, 2019. REUTERS/Nicole Neri - RC1218FFA6D0

Arms Control

Managing risk: Nuclear weapons in the new geopolitics

Madelyn R. Creedon, Robert Einhorn, Kate Hewitt, Bonnie Jenkins, Bruce Jones, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jung H. Pak, Frank A. Rose, and Strobe Talbott

February 2019

Blog Posts

A man gestures at U.S military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC15AC3FC730

Order from Chaos

Turkey attacks Syria: Trump didn’t have to withdraw troops to fulfill campaign promises

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Ömer Taşpınar

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, uses night vision goggles as soldiers meet with members of the Afghan local police at a checkpoint near Combat Outpost Hutal in Maywand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Burton (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY) - GM1E91L04Z701

Order from Chaos

Why we need a more modern and ready military, not a larger one

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James N. Miller

Friday, October 4, 2019

A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018. Picture taken April 12, 2018. To match Special Report CHINA-ARMY/NUCLEAR REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC18C69C4570

Order from Chaos

Bringing China into the fold on arms control and strategic stability issues

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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Events

What is the impact of persistent military spouse unemployment?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The Navy in an era of great power competition

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

A conversation with Sen. Van Hollen on US defense and foreign policy

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EDT

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Related Books

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China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations

Contributions by Adam P. Liff

2019

Building Militaries in Fragile States: Challenges for the United States

By Mara Karlin

2017

Countering Terrorism

By Martha Crenshaw and Gary LaFree

2017

Experts

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Up Front

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

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Steven Pifer

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Center on the United States and Europe, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative

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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

Deterring military conflict with a global China

Lindsey Ford, Michael E. O’Hanlon, and Caitlin Talmadge

Thursday, October 3, 2019

FILE PHOTO: A Long March-3B rocket carrying Chang'e 4 lunar probe takes off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, China December 8, 2018. To match Insight SPACE-ARGENTINA/CHINA REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC17C71252C0

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss how the US can promote security in outer space

Sonia Alvarez, Josaiah Bonwell, Leah Dreyfuss, and Joseph Stevens

Friday, August 9, 2019

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC1EAAFF9260

Podcast Episode

Will the INF Treaty’s demise kick-start a new arms race?

Friday, August 2, 2019

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