Defense and Security

Past Events

A Conversation with Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Greece Defense Minister Nikos Dendias discusses the country’s expanding strategic role.

Jan 24

Endy Zemenides and Nikos Dendias on the Council's stage.

Ana Miyares Photography

Tehran's Tactics: Iran, Its Proxies, and US Middle East Policy

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Election 2024

Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution leads a conversation with Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on how the outcome of the US presidential election may shape US policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East.

Oct 9

Ana Miyares Photography

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Commentary & Analysis

February 28, 2025

Trump Has His Eyes on a Bigger Prize than the US-Ukraine Mineral Deal

In the News

World Politics Review

Paul Poast

Trump desperately wants to be seen as the one who ends the war in Ukraine and thinks the mineral agreement will help him do that, Paul Poast argues.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower

Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

US Foreign Policy

February 26, 2025

Israel-Hama Ceasefire Set to End This Weekend

In the News

Fox 32 Chicago

Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea weighs in on what's next for Gaza and peace negotiations moving forward.

Defense and Security

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Research

March 3, 2025

Russians Rather Endure Sanctions than Concede Ukraine War

RESEARCH

Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Most believe Russia should continue to pursue an independent foreign policy despite the sanctions, which are attributed to the West’s hostility and misunderstanding of the situation in Ukraine.

A man stands at a currency exchange office in St. Petersburg, Russia

Dmitri Lovetsky / AP

Public Opinion

February 12, 2025

A New Transatlantic Bargain: The Case for Building a Strong European Pillar

RESEARCH

Report by Coauthors

Ivo Daalder, Camille Grand, and Daniela Schwarzer cochair a task force urging a bold strategy for rebalancing the transatlantic security relationship, strengthening Europe's defense capabilities, and redefining the US-European strategic partnership in an era of shifting global threats.