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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.

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

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

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Apr 25, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

A Standard Missile-3 is launched from Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile cruiser in Kauai, Hawaii, on November 6, 2007. (US Navy via DVIDS)

Commentary

Missile Defense Site at Fort Drum Is Integral to the Homeland Defense Mission

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 24, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Civil Engineering Squadron launches a drone to perform a roof inspection outside of Osan Air Base’s Turumi Lodge on November 2, 2020. (Daniel de La Fé via DVIDS)

Commentary

Can AI Plan Military Operations?

Koichiro Takagi

Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)

Koichiro Takagi

Apr 21, 2023

Commentary

7 Min Read

The People's Liberation Army and the PLA Navy conduct a live-fire drill in Zhangzhou, China, on August 24, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Reports

Empowering Ukraine Prepares Us for China

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 20, 2023

Reports

11 Min Read

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (Chris Okula via DVIDS)

Commentary

Why We Need ICBMs: Weapons of Mass Destruction That Keep the Peace

A damaged tank is seen while the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Road Slavyansk, Izyum, Ukraine on April 4, 2023. (Marek M. Berezowski via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | April 19