Dr. Michael O'Hanlon from the Brookings Institution will speak at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.

Although its grand strategy has sometimes trended towards isolationism or disengagement, the United States has never been a shrinking violet when it comes to defense strategy, military ambitions and budgets, and military operations. In this seminar, Dr. Michael O'Hanlon will discuss the past and present character of American defense policy.