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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.

Landing Craft Utility 1659 enters the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean on January 26, 2024. (Danielle Serocki via DVIDS)

Commentary

Why NATO Is Holding Its Biggest Military Exercise Since the Cold War

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 26, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

An Israeli artillery unit moves along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, in southern Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Commentary

Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | January 25, 2024

Michael Doran

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

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Jonathan Schachter

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

Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu & Jonathan Schachter

Jan 25, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar on January 5, 2024. (Jacob Mattingly via DVIDS)

In the Media

Middle East Mission Was a Chance to Justify Aircraft Carrier’s Price Tag

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 25, 2024

In the Media

(Screenshot via Tablet)

Podcast

The Israeli-American Plan to Overthrow Netanyahu

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jan 25, 2024

Podcast

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Podcast

The Scourge of Elite Corruption

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 25, 2024

Podcast

Leadership from Camp Lemonnier and Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa attend a graduation ceremony and skills demonstration for the Somalian Police Force at the Djibouti Police Academy on April 9, 2019. (Joe Rullo via DVIDS)

Commentary

A Port Deal Puts the Horn of Africa on the Brink

James Barnett

Research Fellow

Caleb Weiss

Senior Analyst, Bridgeway Foundation

James Barnett & Caleb Weiss

Jan 24, 2024

Commentary

Long Read

Russian Patriarch Kirill leads a Christmas service in Christ the Saviour cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on January 6, 2018. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Weaponized Church Is a Threat to Ukraine

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Jan 24, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

President-elect Lai Ching-te delivers a speech in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 13, 2024. (Alex Chan Tsz Yuk via Getty Images)

In the Media

Communist Chinese Regime Threatening Taiwan

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jan 24, 2024

In the Media

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a long range drone near the Bakhmut frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 12, 2024. Drone warfare has become increasingly important as the war entered into a stalemate and both sides are heavily fortified. (Photo by Ignacio Marin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a long range drone near the Bakhmut frontline in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on January 12, 2024. (Ignacio Marin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | January 24