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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

President Joe Biden participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 15, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Official White House via Flickr)

Podcast

China's Aggression toward Taiwan

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

May 7, 2023

Podcast

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay following routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rex Nelson/Released)

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay following routine operations on January 7, 2015. (US Navy photo by Rex Nelson)

Reports

What Are the Appropriate SSBN Forward Deployment Options?

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Masashi Murano

May 5, 2023

Reports

5 Min Read

DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE - MARCH 29: (EDITORS NOTE: The tank number has been blurred) A Ukrainian tank performs during firing practice amid Russia-Ukraine war on the frontline of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 29, 2023. (Photo by Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A Ukrainian tank fires during practice on the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine War in Donetsk, Ukraine, on March 29, 2023. (Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Get the Job Done: Finally Give Ukrainians the Weapons They Need to Defeat a Desperate Russia

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

May 4, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

China Insider #21 | China’s Anti-Espionage Law, Chinese Migrants at US Southern Border, and President Yoon in Washington

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

May 2, 2023

Podcast

US Army National Guard Soldiers with Battery C conduct pre-mobilization training exercise America’s Shield on May 15, 2022, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. (Tim Andrews via DVIDS)

Reports

What Ukraine Needs for Its Counteroffensive

Intercontinental ballistic missiles at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming on April 4, 2012. (R.J. Oriez via Getty Images)

Commentary

Nuclear Deterrence Without ICBMs? Might Not Work

John P. Walters takes part in a debate at Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2023. (Madeline Mills/Hudson Institute)

Reports

Winning in Ukraine Is Critically Important for Deterring a War in Taiwan

John P. Walters

President and CEO

John P. Walters

Apr 28, 2023

Reports

13 Min Read

Real estate of building located at 107 East Broadway in Chinatown accused of owning a Secret Chinese Police station above a ramen store. (Luiz C. Ribeiro via Getty Images)

Commentary

Shutting Down Secret Chinese Police Stations Isn’t Racist

Jeremy Hunt

Media Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Apr 28, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Servicemen belonging to the Ukrainian storm brigade take part in military exercises outside Kyiv on April 20, 2023. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukrainian Counteroffensive Assessment

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Apr 26, 2023

Commentary

13 Min Read

Missiles fly across the range into the designated target during demonstration of the combined live fire exercise on August 17, 2015, at Seungjin Range, South Korea. (Jaewoo Oh via DVIDS)

Commentary

Why Banning Nuclear Weapons Could be Dangerous

Iranian troops take part in a military parade during a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

And They’re Off: The US Is Driving a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race