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In the Media

Latest Developments in the Middle East

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Aug 2, 2026

In the Media

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In the Media

US Retaliates Against Iran with Heavy Strikes Following Recent Attacks

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jul 30, 2026

In the Media

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui during a meeting in Moscow on July 19, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | July 29

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jul 29, 2026

Commentary

9 Min Read

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In the Media

China-Russia Patrol Tests Pacific

Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Riley Walters

In the Media

Jul 29, 2026

In the Media

A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)

Reports

Southeast Asian Approaches to US-China Tensions and Possible Responses to a Taiwan Conflict

John Lee

Senior Fellow

Lavina Lee

Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute 

John Lee & Lavina Lee

Reports

Jul 23, 2026

Reports

Long Read

People attend a rally to protest the dismissal of Defense Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 20, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | July 22

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jul 22, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

TAIWAN-DFEENCE Taiwanese Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicles launch projectiles during a live-fire training exercise in Taichung on June 10, 2026. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwanese Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicles launch projectiles during a live-fire training exercise in Taichung on June 10, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Long Shadow of Delay

Jason Hsu

Senior Fellow

Mark Montgomery

Jason Hsu & Mark Montgomery

Commentary

Jul 7, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

An EA-37B Compass Call takes its first official flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on August 28, 2024. (US Air Force)

Podcast

This Ugly Business Jet Could Be a Big Problem for China

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Podcast

Jun 29, 2026

Podcast

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)

Reports

Sustaining the Fight: Munitions Acquisition, Industrial Capacity, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense for Japan

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

William Chou

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair

Masashi Murano & William Chou

Reports

Jun 26, 2026

Reports

Long Read

The Blue-Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and German Navy Sachsen-class frigate FGS Hamburg (F 220) sail together in the Baltic Sea, June 22, 2026. Mount Whitney is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chad M. Butler)

USS Mount Whitney and German Navy FGS Hamburg sail together in the Baltic Sea, June 22, 2026. (US Navy)

Commentary

US Military Presence in Europe Benefits America

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Jun 26, 2026

Commentary

5 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

Liselotte Odgaard

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Liselotte Odgaard

Commentary

Jun 19, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)

Reports

Strengthening the Front Line: Transforming the Japan Self-Defense Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence