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January 25, 2023

Ukraine
German and U.S. Tanks Will Be Critical in Ukraine’s Next Phase Against Russia

The main battle tanks that the United States and Germany have agreed to provide Ukraine will help its forces punch through Russian fortifications and retake lost territory.

In Brief by Max Boot National Security and Defense Program

December 21, 2023

United States
The Bureaucratic Fix to the Military Recruitment Crisis

Declining recruitment numbers are vexing nearly all branches of the U.S. military. Removing a medical bottleneck could dramatically streamline recruiting for applicants and personnel.

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Blog Post by Phillip N. Ash Renewing America

April 8, 2021

Diplomacy and International Institutions
U.S. Defense Chief Visits Israel, Iran Deal Talks Continue in Vienna, and More

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is slated to travel to Israel; talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal continue in Vienna, Austria; and Peru holds a general election.

Podcast A protester with the Lion and Sun flag of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an Iranian opposition group, takes a selfie in front of the Grand Hotel in Vienna on April 6, 2021, where diplomats of the EU, China, Russia and Iran hold talks.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

December 7, 2009

United States
Squaring Healthcare with the Economy

As the U.S. Senate debates the healthcare overhaul, experts are divided on whether proposed legislation would stifle U.S. economic and business competitiveness.

Expert Roundup by Len Nichols, Paul N. Van de Water, Jennifer F. Baron and Alexander Muggah, Thomas Miller, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Amanda Austin

February 28, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
American Military Leadership in the Middle East

Former CENTCOM Commanders David Petraeus and Anthony Zinni discuss the military aspect of the Israel-Hamas war and lessons learned from U.S. involvement and operations in the Middle East.

Play Smoke rises over northern Gaza following Israeli air strikes in Dec 2023.
Virtual Event by David H. Petraeus, Anthony C. Zinni, and Karen J. DeYoung

March 26, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Biden-Harris Should Lead on Women’s Rights and Help End Syrian Conflict

Including the SDF-held Northeast in the UN peace talks would be a way to accomplish both.

Female YPJ fighters celebrate Newroz with civilian women in Qamishli, Syria in 2016.
Blog Post by Amy Austin Holmes Women Around the World

February 20, 2024

Ukraine
Virtual Media Briefing: The Two-Year Anniversary of the War in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary on February 24, experts from the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the current state of the war, its long-term impact on the international o…

Play Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens a report of a Ukrainian serviceman.
Virtual Event by Liana Fix, Charles A. Kupchan, Stephen Sestanovich, and Miriam Elder Europe Program