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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.

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Podcast

China Insider | New COVID-19 Lab Leak Findings, Sullivan-Yi Meeting, and Apple vs. Huawei

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jan 30, 2024

Podcast

A US Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 takes off from Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on April 19, 2023. (Tyler Harmon via DVIDS)

Commentary

Will Artificial Intelligence Lead to War?

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 30, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia ride a pick-up truck during a demonstration against the USA and Israel amid growing tensions between the USA and the Houthis following the latter's several operations in the Red Sea on January 29, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Osamah Yahya via Getty Images)

Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia ride a pick-up truck during a demonstration against the United States and Israel on January 29, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Osamah Yahya via Getty Images)

Commentary

Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | January 31, 2024

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Schachter

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

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Zineb Riboua

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

Michael Doran, Jonathan Schachter, Can Kasapoğlu & Zineb Riboua

Jan 30, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

President Joe Biden at the White House talking to the press on his way to an event in Miami, Florida, on January 30, 2024. (Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden’s Disastrous Approach to Foreign Policy Culminated in the Jordan Attack that Killed US Soldiers

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 30, 2024

Commentary

3 Min Read

Japan's Self-Defense Forces 1st Airborne Brigade conduct descent training with allies US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Philippines on January 7, 2024, at Camp Narashino training area in Tokyo, Japan. (David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Podcast

Japan and Asian Burden Sharing, North Korea–Russia Relations, and Indo-Pacific Responses to US Presidential Politics

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 29, 2024

Podcast

United States President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Middle East Is Biden’s Worst Crisis

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 29, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via CNN)

In the Media

Iran-Backed Drone Attack

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jan 28, 2024

In the Media

(Screenshot via C-SPAN)

In the Media

Rising Middle East Tensions

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jan 26, 2024

In the Media

Landing Craft Utility 1659 enters the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean on January 26, 2024. (Danielle Serocki via DVIDS)

Commentary

Why NATO Is Holding Its Biggest Military Exercise Since the Cold War