U.S. Defense

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6) stands ready on May 15, 2020 for a scheduled launch tomorrow at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force will be the sixth flight of the OTV-6 space plane, an unmanned spacecraft which resembles a miniature version of NASA's retired space shuttle. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Lessons from the US Space Force on creating an agile talent model

Katharine Kelley, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Jul 19, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Members of the military present the flag during the national anthem before the game between the American League and the National League at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

How the Defense Department is pursuing a culture of innovation

Kathleen H. Hicks, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass

Thursday, July 21, 2022

File photo - French President Emmanuel Macron (up) flies over Gao inside a military helicopter during a visit to France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region, northern Mali, 19 May 2017. French President's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on 14 May 2017. - The French army announced the "neutralization" in Mali, by the Barkhane force of Bah ag Moussa, military leader of the Rally for the Victory of Islam and Muslims (RVIM), a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and the one of the historical cadres of the jihadist movement in the Sahel. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Debating al-Qaida

Daniel L. Byman, Asfandyar Mir, and Benjamin Wittes

The Lawfare Podcast

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

L'Otan n'exclut pas d'accueillir de nouveaux membres et c'est aux Etats, comme la Suède et la Finlande, de décider s'ils veulent adhérer, a déclaré mardi le président du Comité militaire de l'alliance. /Photo d'archives/REUTERS/Yves Herman

NATO after the invasion

Daniel S. Hamilton, Pierre Morcos, Luis Simón, and Lauren Speranza

NATO's Road to Madrid

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

A member of Taliban forces keeps watch at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

The Taliban takes Afghanistan

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Fred Dews

Friday, August 20, 2021

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosts an honor cordon for NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg upon his arrival to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

The case against a US grand strategy of restraint

Thomas Wright and Elliot Waldman

Trend Lines

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier of 2-12 Infantry 4BCT-4ID Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp at the Pesh valley of Kunar Province, Afghanistan, August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Biden announces a military withdrawal from Afghanistan

Madiha Afzal, Bryce Klehm, and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

The Lawfare Podcasst

Friday, April 16, 2021

Photo: Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

What’s the significance of Biden’s first military strikes in Syria?

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adrianna Pita

Friday, February 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper address the daily White House coronavirus response briefing with members of the administration's coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC2GMF9QPP29/File Photo

Why did Trump fire Secretary of Defense Esper?

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adrianna Pita

Monday, November 9, 2020

Marine General Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, speaks with a U.S. soldier as they stand in front of a U.S. attack helicopter during a visit to Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Stewart

Watch: Experts debate American policy in Afghanistan

Adam Twardowski

Wednesday, August 19, 2020