Although the U.S. has been the world’s pre-eminent user of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as drones, our technological advantage is eroding as drone technology spreads across the world, with some 80 countries now building active...

Born as small appendages to the conventional armies of World War II, the Special Operations Forces have grown into a behemoth of 70,000 troops, including Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Air Force Night Stalkers, Special Operations Marines, Rangers, and...

Iraq has been at the center of American foreign policy for over a quarter-century. Will it continue to dominate our attention and resources in the coming years as well? If so, how? Just as importantly, why? To answer these...

As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, we are pleased to feature Michael Neiberg on his latest book, analyzing how Americans moved from ambivalence toward the war in Europe to belligerence and beyond....

Once again, ​China is ​experiencing a period of ​major transition. ​After three decades of dramatic economic ​growth and reforms​, China faces significant economic and political challenges at home while President Xi Jinping ​looks to refashion​ China’s place in the...

Putin’s government is usually associated with incompetence and corruption. Yet, the Kremlin has managed to deploy power so ruthlessly at home and abroad in part because of its ability to muster economic resources. Miller traces the economic policies that...

Since becoming President, Donald Trump has held summits with Japan’s Premier Abe Shinzo and China’s President Xi Jinping that have been widely regarded as improving (dramatically in Japan’s case) potentially shaky relations, canceled US participation the TPP, dispatched the vice president...

Since becoming President, Donald Trump has held summits with Japan’s Premier Abe Shinzo and China’s President Xi Jinping that have been widely regarded as improving (dramatically in Japan’s case) potentially shaky relations, canceled US participation the TPP, dispatched the vice president...

Afshon Ostovar will join us to discuss his new book, Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s most powerful armed force. The book is a thematic history of the Islamic Republic from the roots...

As of April 10, 2017, our 45th President, Donald J. Trump will have completed his first 100 days in office. What have these crucial days revealed about the Trump administration? What do they indicate for the next 1361 (or...