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General Joseph Votel provided an update on military operations to defeat ISIS.* He said the mission to retake Mosul, Iraq, was on track but expected the battle to last several more months. G…

Former Afghanistan Commander General David Petraeus and two former ambassadors talked about a report on the future of U.S. operations in Afghanistan. General Petraeus said there is cause to …

General John Allen, former commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and other panelists talked about the security situation and political dynamics in Afghanistan. Topics included U.S. interests…

The Brookings Institution’s Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence hosted a discussion on defense spending and priorities for the 115th Congress and the president who succeeds the…

Michael O’Hanlon talked about Turkey’s military offensive against ISIS* militants on the Syrian border and complications from the presence of Syrian Kurds, who are also interested in securin…

Panelists talked about the political crisis in the Congo over the interpretation of the nation’s constitution’s rules on term limits for president. and the U.S. role in the area. Participant…

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian delivered remarks on terrorist attacks in France and Europe, including the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, in which 84 people died and hundreds …

Michael O’Hanlon talked about the ongoing conflict in Syria, including the provisional peace deal announced by Secretary of State John Kerry that day. The program concluded with a video c…

The Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on budget priorities, fiscal challenges, and economic proposals from President Obama’s State of the Union address, followed by a conversat…

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) talked about government accountability. He outlined the oversight work of his committee involving the Transportati…

Panelists talked about the status of the war in Afghanistan and efforts to stabilize the country.