U.S. Defense

North KoreaÕs government officers depart for this year's first weekly Friday's labor workday at a farm near Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 5, 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. - RC1DF83C9D90

America has military options for North Korea—but they’re all bad

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 8, 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

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

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

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan stations, during a port visit to Hong Kong, China October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - RC115F2A8D40

Is the Pentagon headed for a military readiness crisis?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) move pallets of supplies on the flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico on September 28, 2017. Picture taken on September 28, 2017. Courtesy Ryre Arciaga/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1F885AD890

Treat Puerto Rico hurricane like rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 2, 2017

An image of the Earth, based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), a sensor aboard the Terra Satellite, courtesy of NASA composed on July 11, 2005. Earth day is celebrated April 22, 2013. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 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 - TM4E94M0Z1L01

No ignoring geopolitics—why a foreign policy centered on transnational threats isn’t enough

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with military officers as he departs after announcing his strategy for the war in Afghanistan during an address to the nation from Fort Myer, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTS1CQRT

Trump made the right move on Afghanistan

John R. Allen and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, August 23, 2017