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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.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska speaks to members of the US Congress in the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on July 20, 2022, in Washington, DC, about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska Brought the Human Side of the War to US

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 21, 2022

Commentary

3 Min Read

In the Media

Bill Barr on Why China Is a Major Threat

William P. Barr

Distinguished Fellow

William P. Barr

Jul 21, 2022

In the Media

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel walks next to an Iranian Emad Surface-to-Surface missile in downtown Tehran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Not the Best Middle East Defense

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Jul 20, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

The Imminent Iranian Nuclear Threat

(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Strategic Japan Has Defined Today’s Indo-Pacific Order

James J. Przystup

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

James J. Przystup

Jul 19, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

US Policy in the Middle East Can Only Benefit From Biden Visit

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jul 18, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One on June 28, 2022, in Munich, Germany, after attending the G7 Summit hosted by the German chancellor. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Feckless American Foreign Policy’s Legacy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 18, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

In the Media

Biden Can't Seem to Get Things Right

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 16, 2022

In the Media

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commentary

Can Biden Correct Obama’s Mistakes in the Middle East?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

Morning sun illuminates the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as she sails into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (JSABBOTT via Getty)

Reports

Learning to Win: Using Operational Innovation to Regain the Advantage at Sea against China

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Trent Hone

Vice President, ICF

Dmitry Filipoff

Online Director of the Center for International Maritime Security

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Bryan Clark, Timothy A. Walton & Trent Hone More…

Reports

11 Min Read

A Ukrainian fighter jet takes part in a training mission on January 15, 2018. (Ukraine Ministry of Defense)

In the Media

Ukraine: Success Demands a New Approach

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jul 12, 2022

In the Media

A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher parades through Red Square during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 7, 2022. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The New Nuclear Window of Vulnerability

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