South Korea’s Presidential Crisis: Is Democracy Stuck in Park?
The South Korean court’s unanimous decision to remove President Park Geun Hye from office will prompt a new election within 60 days. With the ruling […] More
News & Analysis
President Obama’s Legacy in Europe: A Mixed Bag
A bubble burst, consumers cut spending, and investment plummeted. Unemployment soared to astronomical levels, banks failed, and U.S. GDP declined. Europe and the rest of […] More
Obama: “Justice Served” but Manning Decision Angers Security Community
President Barack Obama’s decision on Tuesday to commute the sentence of U.S. Army private Chelsea Manning’s sentence is being met with outrage in the military […] More
The New Administration and the NATO Alliance
The start of a new U.S. administration, elections across Europe in 2017 that could drastically alter politics on the continent, and an increase in the […] More
NATO’s Changing Face Under the Trump Administration
The future of the transatlantic defense alliance is in jeopardy, according to news reports from the past few months. It all started with then-candidate Donald […] More
NATO’s Future – Grim or Hopeful?
Poland and other countries in the region – particularly NATO members located on Europe’s eastern flank – look to the new American administration with both […] More
Theresa May’s Brexit Speech: Did the PM Overplay Her Hand?
The pound rallied and Brexiteers cheered after British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday outlined her plans for a “hard” UK exit from the European […] More
Mixed Signals to Moscow: The Trump Administration's Russia Policy Puzzle
In his first news conference since July, President-elect Donald Trump revealed he now agrees with the unanimous verdict of the U.S. intelligence community: Russia was […] More
Russia Will Continue Setting the Agenda
As Donald Trump prepares to take office, one of his earliest—and most important— foreign policy decisions will be how to move forward with the United […] More
Improving Relations with Russia – From a Position of Strength
Donald Trump will take office at the lowest point in Washington’s relations with Moscow since the end of the Cold War. He has consistently talked […] More
Homeland Season 6: "Fair Game"
After globetrotting the past few years, Homeland returns to the United States. All the season’s events take place in New York City, site of one […] More
Swarming the Battlefield: Combat Evolves Toward Lethal Autonomous Weapons
War, often rationalized as an extension of policy by violent means, has always been a deeply human experience. It defines much of human history and, […] More
Future Warfare Will Not Allow Meaningful Human Control
Bob Work, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, will tell you the Third Offset is the next generation of warfare. It may take at least ten […] More
Banning Killer Robots in 2017
Imagine a weapon that strikes on its own, without the slightest hint of human judgment or compassion. It’s a chilling prospect, and not so far […] More
Rolling Up the Red Carpet: Responding to Russian Covert Actions
When the Russian intelligence operation designed to influence our 2016 election is used as a case study to train new Russian intelligence officers, it will […] More
To My Successor in the White House: Stay Focused
As the Obama Administration enters its final week, the President’s foreign policy and security legacy is closely tied to two major themes: counterterrorism and cybersecurity. […] More
Obama's Legacy on Myanmar
Thirteen years ago, on a reporting assignment for The Boston Globe, I described “Burma” as a “deteriorating” country where “the frayed fabric of a nation […] More
Keane: Mattis Will Be Upfront with Trump
Retired Gen. James Mattis called Russia the “principal threat” to the United States’ security and said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is “trying to […] More