Mar 5, 2026

Operation Epic Fury: Iran’s Declining Capabilities and Emerging Strategy as the Conflict Nears Its Second Week

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Reports

• 11 Min Read

A view of an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near the Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, on March 4, 2026, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran on March 2, 2026. (Getty Images)

Trump’s Endgame

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Mar 3, 2026

Commentary

8 Min Read

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)

Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally

Giorgi Kandelaki

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Giorgi Kandelaki & Luke Coffey

Reports

Vehicles drive along an expressway as smoke rises after an air strike in Tehran on March 5, 2026. (Getty Images)

Can the Iranian Regime Survive?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Mar 5, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

1. A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit conducts an integrated maritime strike training exercise with U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II and F/A-18E Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) off the coast of California, on Feb. 10-11, 2026. Practicing innovative methods to employ and integrate strategic bombers like the B-2 with Navy carrier strike groups enhances combat capabilities through synchronized, integrated power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Katie Archibald)

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit conducts an integrated maritime strike training exercise off the coast of California on February 11, 2026. (US Navy)

America Should Still Rely on the Stealth Bomber

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

(Screenshot via CNBC)

What the Iran War Means for China

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

In the Media

Mar 4, 2026

In the Media

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Iran’s Post-Khamenei Future

Joel Rayburn

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

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

What Is Next in Iran

01 The Ayatollah’s Regime Is Crumbling

02 Iran at the Threshold: Can Tehran Navigate Domestic Decay and Global Pressure?

03 The Iran Endgame? Donald Trump’s Military Action Window

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

US-Japan Cooperation on Naval Maintenance, Commercial Shipbuilding, and Shipping

Featured Speakers:

Akira Fukaishi

Diana Maurer

Michael Roberts

Kyoko Imai

Moderator:

William Chou

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

US-Japan Cooperation on Naval Maintenance, Commercial Shipbuilding, and Shipping

Join Hudson for a discussion highlighting each nation's approach to these common challenges, as well as how US-Japan collaboration should best proceed.

Featured Speakers:

Akira Fukaishi

Diana Maurer

Michael Roberts

Kyoko Imai

Moderator:

William Chou

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March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Shyam Sankar

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III

With Walter Russell Mead, Sankar will discuss his strategy to resurrect the American industrial base, win the twenty-first-century defense technology race, and prevent World War III.

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Shyam Sankar

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March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Featured Speakers:

Nina Shea

Jan Jekielek

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Join Nina Shea for a discussion with Jan Jekielek, author of the new book Killed to Order, about this modern atrocity.

Featured Speakers:

Nina Shea

Jan Jekielek

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April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Postponed | US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the Future of Trade Policy

Featured Speakers:

Ambassador Jamieson Greer

Peter Rough

April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Postponed | US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the Future of Trade Policy

Please join Ambassador Greer for a fireside chat with Senior Fellow Peter Rough on the Trump administration’s first year back in office and what’s next for US trade policy.

Featured Speakers:

Ambassador Jamieson Greer

Peter Rough

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A nuclear missile formation participates in a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation

China May Grab a Lead in the Race for Military Fusion

David Feith

Senior Fellow

Jimmy Goodrich

David Feith & Jimmy Goodrich

Commentary

1 Min Read

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Nina Shea, Jan Jekielek

Mar 18, 2026

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(Screenshot via Fox Business)

Is Iran All About China?

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Mar 6, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on February 14, 2023. (Getty Images)

China Bet Its Middle East Strategy on Iran. That Bet Has Failed.

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Mar 6, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox news)

Iran’s Post-Khamenei Future

Joel Rayburn

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

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

Mar 4, 2026

In the Media

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