January 4, 2018
United StatesMichael O'Hanlon, the Brookings Institution's senior fellow for foreign policy, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the Trump administration's defense policy.
August 20, 2003
North KoreaMichael E. OHanlon, a leading expert on North Korea, says its unclear if there will be a diplomatic breakthrough when delegations from the United States, North Korea, Japan, China, South…
February 18, 2004
IraqMichael O’Hanlon, an Iraq expert at the Brookings Institution, argues that the U.S. plan to hand over sovereignty to Iraq after a series of caucuses is “unworkable” and ought to be replaced by a syst…
December 20, 2018
Wars and ConflictIf 2018 was a year marked by international challenges that percolated but did not boil over into full-blown crises, next year may well be the year in which that good fortune runs out.
February 13, 2019
Middle East and North AfricaWhat a late-night meal in Italy taught me about U.S. power in the Arab world.
February 6, 2019
Democratic Republic of CongoDespite having suggested it would isolate and pressure those undermining democracy in Congo just days before, the Trump administration decided to join other states in accepting the sham outcome in an effort to stave off a potentially violent stalemate in Congo. The wisdom of that choice is debatable.
January 31, 2019
TurkeyThe 7-foot center Enes Kanter has become a symbol of Turkey's never-ending purge—and a potential assassination target.
January 31, 2019
TurkeyThe 7-foot center Enes Kanter has become a symbol of Turkey's never-ending purge—and a potential assassination target.
November 29, 2018
EconomicsSo far, it seems that the rise of the digital economy has already contributed to a broad pattern of income and job polarization in the developed world. Yet digital technology can play a powerful role…
January 28, 2019
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and DisarmamentA collapse of this Cold War–era INF treaty, which many believe has favored the United States, could unleash a new age of nuclear weapons competition with Russia.