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Boats move through the East River with the Manhattan skyline in the background during Labor Day Weekend in Williamsburg on September 03, 2022 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.

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Podcast

Orthodox Christianity in America

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Nov 22, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

President Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan and US Posture toward Venezuela

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 22, 2025

In the Media

President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Busan’s Unfinished Agenda

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Commentary

Nov 21, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

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In the Media

Delivering Space Capabilities for Warfighting Advantage

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

In the Media

Nov 20, 2025

In the Media

2025/08/01: Students from Gurukul School of Art carry a poster of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump outside their school. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India along with penalties for buying oil and military equipments from Russia. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Students carry a poster of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump outside their school on August 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

US-India Embrace Turns to Transactional Tension

Aparna Pande

Senior Fellow

Aparna Pande

Commentary

Nov 19, 2025

Commentary

9 Min Read

An intelligence specialist activates a Skydio X2 small unmanned aerial system to survey the defensive line for opposing forces during a simulated assault and seizure at Glen Airfield in Queensland, Australia, in July 2025. (US Marine Corps)

Commentary

Commercial Innovation, Not Government Production, Will Win the Drone War

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Commentary

Nov 19, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

World on Edge: A Geostrategic Walkabout

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Chair

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Podcast

Nov 19, 2025

Podcast

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on October 31, 2025. (Getty Images)

In the Media

Inside Trump’s National Security Playbook

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

In the Media

Nov 19, 2025

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

President Donald Trump Meets Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 18, 2025

In the Media

Nicolas Maduro speaks during an event on February 27, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)

Commentary

What to Do About Venezuela? Maximum Pressure, Minimum War

Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

Daniel Batlle

Commentary

Nov 17, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Stopping Narcoterrorism and the Possibility of Regime Change in Venezuela

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 16, 2025

In the Media

On June 4, 2025, Austin PBS and the LBJ Presidential Library held a discussion of filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein’s documentary series The American Revolution. (Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution Kicks Off the Quarter-Millennial Celebrations