Carnegie Endowment
9/11 at 25: A Reading List for Understanding the War on Terror
The books, podcasts, and films that explain the world it made.
West & Central Asia · North America · Defense
The books, podcasts, and films that explain the world it made.
West & Central Asia · North America · Defense
Tens of thousands of American families use state-funded education savings accounts for their children's education. How exactly do these accounts work? Who benefits from them? And how do they affect education funding more broadly?
North America
U.S. trading partners in Asia are closely watching the dispute for signs of how it may affect their own interests.
East Asia · North America · Global politics
Lawmakers are already discussing plans for hearings, inquiries and other oversight into the Defense Department if control of Congress flips.
North America · Defense · Oil & energy · Global politics
What if a security commitment designed to preserve freedom of action ends up taking that freedom away? That possibility sits at the edge of the American debate over Taiwan. The […]
East Asia · North America · Defense
Congress should ask tough questions about the agreement’s more unique features and whether they advance U.S. interests or compromise them.
West & Central Asia · North America · Defense · Oil & energy · Global politics
The security clearance process can be difficult and time-consuming but the government has made big strides in improving it. Sina Beaghley, a senior international and defense researcher at RAND, has provided much of the research underpinning that effort.
North America
The world is undergoing a historical and cultural rupture. Just as Hollywood and other American exports once gave the rest of the world a glimpse of modern life and the future that awaited them, China is now doing the same for African, Latin American and even American young people
East Asia · North America · Oil & energy
Trump is pushing Canada—a quiet military powerhouse—away from America. The EU should seize the chance and fold it into its own defence
Europe · North America · Defense · Global politics
The US Army currently has fifteen Patriot battalions and eight THAAD batteries—finite resources that are badly needed across the service’s global operational footprint. EUCOM needs them to deter an ever-encroaching […]
Europe · West & Central Asia · East Asia · North America · Defense
Reflecting on 25 years since the September 11 terror attacks, RAND experts answer questions about protecting soft targets, the role of the TSA, mitigating risks from emerging technologies, and more.
North America
Allied forces gathered near Iceland to practice hunting for Russian submarines, with a key member missing.
Europe · North America · Defense
Weapons that took decades to develop can now be countered within months. European governments need to stop buying finished platforms and start running an innovation cycle, in which soldiers learn from one system and build these lessons into the next
Europe · North America · Defense
Congress needs to grant MAGA backer Hung Cao a waiver to lead the service, but lawmakers aren’t in town to do it anytime soon.
North America · Defense
Trump announced that Adam Telle, who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers, will take over as acting secretary.
North America · Defense
Boris Pistorius will visit the Pentagon chief for a rollout of F-35 warplanes.
Europe · West & Central Asia · North America · Defense · Global politics
Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development […]
West & Central Asia · North America · Defense
The plane experienced jet engine failures midflight and safely made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
North America · Defense
More than 120 countries are attending the symposium in Paris.
Europe · North America · Global politics
Hung Cao has been serving in an acting capacity since John Phelan left the post in April.
West & Central Asia · North America · Defense · Global politics
