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May 24, 2023

Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
School Shootings Are a National Security Threat

In the year since a gunman butchered nineteen students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the United States has suffered at least forty school shootings—perhaps most notably…

Sharpie markers are seen on the grave of Eva Mireles, one of the victims of the Robb Elementary mass shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers in the U.S. school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, United States, November 30, 2022.

September 18, 2017

United States
Happy 70th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!

The United States Air Force marks seventy years of service.

Air Force Birthday

July 13, 2023

Taiwan
Taiwan, China, and the Threat of War

A small island one hundred miles off the coast of China could be the flashpoint that determines the future of great-power competition. Experts increasingly warn that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan woul…

Podcast Missiles lined up on a beach shore in Taiwan.

May 10, 2021

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Reading Between the Red Lines: Deterrence and U.S. Foreign Policy

Panelists discuss the history of setting “red lines” in U.S. foreign policy, whether they have helped to achieve diplomatic goals, and how these statements affect current policy priorities. The Le…

Play U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley at the Pentagon

September 30, 2022

International Law
The Case for Creating a Special Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine. All articles in the series can be found here.] The prospect of creating the Spe…

June 12, 2024

Taiwan
Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan

Although China’s ambition to gain control of Taiwan is clear, doing so through force would prove enormously difficult and costly.