With its $100 million annual budget, the Brookings Institution, which celebrates its centennial this year, is one of America's most powerful shapers of policy on a range of issues. This section offers readers a peak into the Institution's latest analyses on defense and security issues. Topics include a somewhat pessimistic view of America's attempts to retake the city of Mosul from ISIS fighters, a call for modest expectations in the Obama administration's diplomatic efforts to institute further arms control measures with the Kremlin, and a report about Saudi Arabia's new diplomatic overtures toward India (and away from Pakistan). For readers looking for educated opinions on the state of America's security situation, and developments of defense around the world, these blog posts, opinion pieces, and other informative bits will provide an erudite overview of the latest news.