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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.

An American F-35B Lightning fighter jet accelerates on deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth on September 28, 2020. (Marine Corps photo by Joseph Freshour)

Commentary

How to Counter China’s Military Ambition

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

A US Marine launches an RQ-20 PUMA unmanned aircraft system in San Clemente, California, on May 1, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Manuel Serrano)

Commentary

How 5G Can Help Defend Taiwan

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Paratroopers take part in the Caucasus 2020 joint military drills, which included Russian and Belarusian troops, on September 25, 2020, in Southern Russia. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Will Belarusian Troops Join Russia in the Campaign against Ukraine?

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ukrainian servicemen at a site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile attack near Kyiv, Ukraine on November 23, 2022. (Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Future of the Russo-Ukrainian War: Winter Cognitive Warfare

Koichiro Takagi

Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)

Koichiro Takagi

Dec 8, 2022

Commentary

12 Min Read

U.S. Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific

(Screenshot via Sasakawa Peace Foundation/YouTube)

In the Media

US Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Masashi Murano

Dec 8, 2022

In the Media

H.R. McMaster discussing the release of Brittney Griner

(Screenshot via CBS News)

In the Media

Biden Administration Negotiates Prisoner Swap

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Dec 7, 2022

In the Media

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian during a daily media briefing in Beijing on April 8, 2020. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Wolf Warrior in Sheep’s Clothing

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 7, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

US Marines execute a simulated convoy ambush in Okinawa, Japan, on December 6, 2022. (US Marine Corps Photo by Weston Brown)

Commentary

Military Readiness Crisis Worsens under Biden’s Watch

Jeremy Hunt

Media Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Dec 6, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

151020-N-JC374-240 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 20, 2015) Eric Sharp, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operator assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, recovers a MK 18 MOD 2 UUV after an operational test. The MK 18 MOD 2 UUV uses side scan sonar to search and discover objects of interest. CTG 56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, and force protection operations throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd

An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operator recovers a MK 18 MOD 2 UUV after an operational test off the coast of Bahrain on October 20, 2015. (US Navy Photo by Jonah Stepanik)

Commentary

Submarines Will Not Solve America’s Eroding Undersea Advantage