

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ambition, Risk & Power: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Explore 250 years of U.S. defense strategy and what America’s ‘national DNA’ means for security in the 21st century.About this EventMuch of the history of U.S. defense over the course of 250 years has been a story of success.Insulated by two oceans and mostly friendly neighbors, but constantly ambitious abroad, America has dared mighty things and often achieved them, argues defense analyst Michael O’Hanlon. After growing into a continental power, largely through force of arms, during the first half of its history, it then led the way to coalition victories in two world wars, pursued peace in the Cold War, and has contributed to the most democratic period in human history. But it is a more “dangerous nation” than most citizens appreciate, given that its leaders, as well as its people, are highly self-confident and activist. O’Hanlon claims that only by understanding this “national DNA” can we hope to steer safely through the twenty-first century. He further argues that, in contrast to its consistently assertive grand strategy, there has been no single defining American “way of war” since 1775—a good thing, since what often worked for the country in the past may be of less relevance for the modern age.AgendaRegistration &amp; Reception – 6:00 PMProgram Starts – 6:30 PMFeatured Speaker: Michael O'HanlonMichael O’Hanlon is the inaugural holder of the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy and director of research in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy and budgets, the use of military force, and American national security policy. He is a senior fellow and directs the Strobe Talbott Center on Security, Strategy, and Technology. He co-directs the Africa Security Initiative as well. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and Columbia University and was a member of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board from 2021 to 2025; he was also a member of the external advisory board at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011-12. His newest book, timed to coincide with the nation’s 250th birthday, is “To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution” (Yale Press, 2026).
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Houston
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Amegy Tower
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- **long**: -95.4550864
- **full address**: Amegy Tower, 1717 West Loop South, Houston, United States

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- **organizer**: The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston (https://allevents.in/org/the-world-affairs-council-of-greater-houston/23580894)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Amegy Tower, 1717 West Loop South, Houston, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
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