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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.

Pope Leo XIV is pictured inside the Church of Our lady of Muxima, during his apostolic journey in Africa, in Muxima, Angola, on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Guglielmo Mangiapane / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV inside the Church of Our Lady of Muxima on April 19, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Behind the Feud Behind Trump and Leo XIV

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Apr 20, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flies above a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility April 5, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Epic Fury on April 5, 2026. (US Air Force)

In the Media

“Total Capitulation”: How Operation Epic Fury is Forcing Iran to Surrender

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Apr 20, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via CBC)

In the Media

Developments in the Strait of Hormuz

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Apr 20, 2026

In the Media

On March 14, 2026, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, United States and Republic of Korea Army engineering battalions take part in a river crossing drill near the DMZ in Yeoncheon, South Korea. The South Korean and U.S. militaries stage joint river-crossing drills in the border county of Yeoncheon as part of their annual key springtime exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability between the allies. (Photo by Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

US and Korean forces take part in a river crossing drill near the DMZ in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 14, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Energy Crisis, China’s Narrative Warfare, and Indo-Pacific Security

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Apr 19, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

NATO Secretary General Visits Washington

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

In the Media

Apr 16, 2026

In the Media

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he prepares to depart from the White House on April 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The President was on his way to Florida and was scheduled to attend a UFC event. (Photo by Matt McClain/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House on April 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Podcast

American Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Apr 14, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

Open Hand Diplomacy and the Blockade in Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Apr 14, 2026

In the Media

President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump during a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Seven Myths About the Iran War

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

Commentary

Long Read

Banquet of the officers of the St George Civic Guard in 1616. (Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

Return of the Nobles

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

Sailors stand watch in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) maritime operations center in Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 29. NAVCENT/U.S. 5th Fleet’s area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. This expanse, comprising 21 nations, includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Bab al-Mandeb. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicatio

Sailors stand watch in US Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) maritime operations center in Manama, Bahrain, January 29, 2026 (US Navy)

Reports

Assessing the State of the Conflict with Iran as the US Blockade Begins

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Reports

Apr 13, 2026

Reports

9 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with the crowd on site during a voluntary tree-planting activity at Baishan Town in Changping District of Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2026. Xi and other Party and state leaders, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi, took part in a voluntary tree-planting activity in Changping District of Beijing on Monda

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with the crowd on site during a voluntary tree-planting activity at Baishan Town in Beijing, China, March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Strange Case of ‘Highly Respected’ Xi Jinping

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

US Grand Strategy and the China Factor

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Podcast

Apr 13, 2026

Podcast

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