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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.

(School of War)

Podcast

The Hamas Threat in America

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Mar 18, 2025

Podcast

(What Really Matters logo)

Podcast

Trump’s Deal with Moscow?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 17, 2025

Podcast

Chinese sailors stand next to a submarine rescue ship Hongzehu from the PLA Navy as it is docked on April 23, 2024, in Qingdao, China.(Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Doesn’t Faze Xi Jinping

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 17, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Deep Dive logo)

In the Media

The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Stop the Houthis’ Attacks

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Marshall Billingslea

Mar 17, 2025

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

What Trump Is Willing to Put On the Table for a Ceasefire

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Mar 17, 2025

In the Media

A screen grab from a video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military uniform, visiting a command post in Kursk, Russia, on March 12, 2025. (Kremlin Press Office via Getty Images)

Commentary

All Eyes on Putin for Next Step to Ukraine Peace

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Mar 15, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering press statements before an official dinner in Jerusalem, on May 22, 2017. (Ngan Mandel/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Has Powerful Friends in America—but a Few Enemies Too

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Mar 15, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at the Special European Council in Brussels on March 6, 2025. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Post-Ukraine: Europe Already Planning Military Buildup

Joel Scanlon

Executive Vice President

Joel Scanlon

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

(School of War)

Podcast

The Evolution of Combat Between Historical Military Icons

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Mar 14, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via C-SPAN)

In the Media

NATO’s Effort to Appease the United States and the Trump Administration Facilitating Peace Talks

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Mar 14, 2025

In the Media

Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Save Ukraine

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu & Peter Rough

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Somewhere in North Vietnam- US Navy Lieutenant Commander Richard Allen Stratton waters vegetables in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp on Christmas Day, 1968. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Commentary

Prisoner at War—The Death of an American Hero