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In the Media

President Donald Trump Warns Iran and Urges Cuba to Strike a Deal

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jan 12, 2026

In the Media

An anti-Israel and anti-US banner is seen at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, on January 4, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Third-Worldist Logic

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Jan 12, 2026

Commentary

9 Min Read

President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat on January 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Captivates the Globe

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Jan 11, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Podcast

Venezuela, Greenland, Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Jan 10, 2026

Podcast

A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Ayatollah’s Regime Is Crumbling

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Commentary

Jan 9, 2026

Commentary

8 Min Read

In the Media

Anti-Government Protests Continue to Spread across Iran

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

In the Media

Jan 9, 2026

In the Media

An F-35C Lightning II launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on October 2, 2025, in the Pacific Ocean. (US Navy)

Podcast

Second Breakfast: Iran, $500B for Defense . . . and Should We Pity RTX?

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Podcast

Jan 9, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Anti-Government Protests in Iran Continue

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jan 7, 2026

In the Media

Two Iran-made ballistic missiles are displayed at Azadi Square during a rally commemorating the 46th anniversary of the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in western Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025. The Iranian Islamic Revolution, which leads to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979, replaces the Imperial State of Iran with the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Two Iran-made ballistic missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Tehran Reloads: Examining the Current and Future Threat of Iran’s Missile Programs | MENA Defense Intelligence Digest

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jan 6, 2026

Commentary

8 Min Read

Iranâs Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks speaks in Tehran, Iran on January 03, 2026. (Photo by IRANIAN LEADER PRESS OFFICE/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks speaks in Tehran, Iran on January 03, 2026. (Photo by IRANIAN LEADER PRESS OFFICE/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Crisis of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Jan 6, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

President Donald Trump arrives on stage during a town hall campaign event at the Lancaster County Convention Center on October 20, 2024, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why the Trump Coalition Is Cracking Up