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Boats move through the East River with the Manhattan skyline in the background during Labor Day Weekend in Williamsburg on September 03, 2022 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.

The USS Rafael Peralta implements a maritime blockade against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on April 26, 2026. (US Navy)

Podcast

The Iran War + “BS” US-China Stalemate

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Podcast

Jun 23, 2026

Podcast

Customers place an order at a robot-operated coffee kiosk on March 25, 2026, in Shenzhen, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Ambitious AI Blueprint

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Jun 23, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

The MOU and US-Iran Talks

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jun 23, 2026

In the Media

President Reagan speaks about taxation programs for the private American citizens in July 1981. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Surprising Truth About Reagan’s Tax Cut

Phill Gramm

Michael Solon

Senior Fellow

Phill Gramm & Michael Solon

Commentary

Jun 22, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

Autumn scenery at the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Scholars Do Not Deserve Equal Footing with Western Academics

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Jun 22, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

A robot using artificial intelligence is displayed at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 30, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Offloading Ourselves

Brian J. A. Boyd

Bill Drexel

Senior Fellow

Matt Elmore

Brian J. A. Boyd, Bill Drexel & Matt Elmore

Commentary

Jun 22, 2026

Commentary

Long Read

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

Commentary

What to Watch as US and Iran Talks Continue

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Jun 22, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

JD Vance Lands in Switzerland on Sunday: What Will Negotiations Look Like?

Joel Rayburn

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

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

Jun 21, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via CBC)

In the Media

The Latest on the Deal with Iran

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Jun 21, 2026

In the Media

Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA located in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility, June 4, 2026. We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate. International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned actors. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their

US forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA located in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility, June 4, 2026. (DVIDS)

Commentary

The MoU Gives the Momentum to Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Jun 19, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Is Advancing. Now Is the Perfect Time for Trump to Strengthen NATO

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Jun 19, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit on June 24, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Getty Images)

Commentary

NATO and the IP4: Caught Between Ambition and Restraint