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October 23, 2006

United States
War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today

Watch the Council's Senior Fellow for National Security Studies Max Boot discuss his new book War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today.

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October 22, 2021

Afghanistan
Afghanistan in Hindsight: Lessons From Two Decades of War

Our panelists discuss the history of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, critical policy decisions made during four U.S. administrations, and what lessons can be learned from the two-decade war.

Play U.S. Army Soldiers on security at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.
Virtual Event by Ryan C. Crocker, Carter Malkasian, Kori Schake, and Eliot A. Cohen

January 18, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
U.S.-Iran Proxy War Intensifies, Sudan Conflict Rages On, Sundance Film Festival Marks Forty Years, and More

More than one hundred days into the war in the Gaza Strip, hostilities continue to escalate regionwide, marked by clashes between proxies of Iran and U.S. forces; Sudan’s civil war worsens as a new d…

Podcast Children wearing camouflage hold up mock RPGs, as Houthi supporters rally to commemorate ten Houthi fighters killed by the U.S. Navy in the Red Sea, in Sanaa, Yemen January 5, 2024.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

October 2, 2024

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Who’s Afraid of the National Debt?

The United States national debt is rising to levels not seen since World War II. Many economists say Washington is on an unsustainable track, but no one knows when it will pass the point of crisis. W…

Podcast People walk in front of a bus stop with a sign saying the national debt is $104,151 per person.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Roger W. Ferguson Jr., and Maya MacGuineas Why It Matters

October 15, 2020

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Making History in Togo

Welcome to “Women This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy.

The image shows women in Togo checking their names at a polling location.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

May 5, 2020

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Epidemics in World History, With Frank M. Snowden

Frank M. Snowden, Andrew Downey Orrick professor emeritus of history and history of medicine at Yale University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how epidemics have shaped world history. Sn…

Podcast A lab technician prepares a medium to grow a virus at the Eijkman Institute, one of the only two facilities in Indonesia capable of diagnosing Zika, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Frank M. Snowden The President’s Inbox