Department of Defense (DoD)

Despite receiving intelligence that threatened an attack on the U.S. Capitol, intelligence agencies downplayed the risk of violence.

Providing cluster munitions to Ukraine would be escalatory, counterproductive, and only further increase the dangers to civilians caught in combat zones and those who will, someday,…

Civilian and military elites, as well as the general public, have work to do to combat politicization of the all-volunteer force and help it survive another 50 years.

The Pentagon's investigation into the May 3 drone strike in Syria is a litmus test for broader efforts to address civilian harm.

The Pentagon must do more to address systemic problems of racial disparity in military justice.

As U.S. officials grapple with the fallout from the latest drone strike, Congress and senior administration officials should demand answers.

The U.S. military should partner with Brazilian forces to counter illegal deforestation that is contributing to climate change.

Conflict prevention routinely takes a back seat to immediate crises, and will require resources and attention to legal and bureaucratic gaps.

The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.

Section 1202 of the NDAA is an overbroad authority that risks widening the aperture for U.S. forces to engage in and direct combat in unauthorized, foreign wars.

The 2022 report illustrates the limits of congressionally mandated reporting requirements on matters of war and peace and the need for Congress to be more proactive in informing…

The result is a frequent perception of enabling rights abuses and atrocities committed by foreign military partners.