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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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In the Media

Benjamin Netanyahu Applauded for His Work in Israel

Robert Spalding

Senior Fellow

Robert Spalding

Oct 18, 2024

In the Media

Soldiers take part in the combat shooting exercises of the Lithuanian army and the French-German brigade at the General Silvestras Zukauskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithuania, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP) (Photo by PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Soldiers take part in the combat shooting exercises of the Lithuanian army and the French-German brigade in Pabrade, Lithuania, on May 6, 2024. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Baltics Are Preparing for a Future Russian Invasion

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Oct 17, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Yemen's Houthi followers hold placards depicting the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on August 9, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel, Ignore Democrats’ Warped Ceasefire Calls after Hamas Big’s Death

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Oct 17, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

AoD Podcast | America's Universities, Our Intellectual Armories, Are Vulnerable (feat. Gabe Scheinmann)

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Marshall Kosloff

Oct 16, 2024

Podcast

A serviceman of a mobile fire group of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is on a mission in Odesa region, Ukraine, on October 10, 2024. (Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 16

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Oct 16, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

Israel vs. Iran: What Cycle?

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Joel Rayburn

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

Jonathan Hessen & Joel Rayburn

Oct 15, 2024

In the Media

US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)

Podcast

Biden’s Israel Policy

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Oct 15, 2024

Podcast

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In the Media

Deep Dive | October 14

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Oct 14, 2024

In the Media

Pedestrians walk past a sign showing the numbers of the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong on October 8, 2024. Hong Kong stocks plunged more than nine percent on October 8, their biggest fall in 16 years, after China left investors disappointed by a lack of new stimulus and few details about measures announced last month. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians walk past a sign showing the numbers of the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong on October 8, 2024. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

We Might Have to Pull Out of China in a Matter of Weeks

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Oct 10, 2024

In the Media

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei awards the Order of Fat'h to Amir Ali Hajizadeh in Tehran, Iran, on October 6, 2024. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Strategy for Striking Back at Iran

David Asher

Senior Fellow

David Asher

Oct 10, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Podcast

One Year of October 7

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 10, 2024

Podcast

An Iranian flag waves on a beach in Bushehr, Iran, home to Iran's first nuclear seaport, on April 28, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Nuclear Iran Is an American Choice