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The medium-displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter sits pierside at Naval Base San Diego during the Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One Establishment ceremony on May 13, 2022, in San Diego, California. (US Navy photo by Kevin C. Leitner)

Commentary

How the Surface Fleet Can Meet the Chinese Challenge

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 9, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

DONBAS, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 05: Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery shells at the frontline of Donbas, Ukraine on December 05, 2022. (Photo by Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery shells at the frontline of Donbas, Ukraine, on December 5, 2022. (Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Four Moves to Watch for This Year in Ukraine

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 6, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 10: Russian Sukhoi SU-35 performs at the Airshow China 2014 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, November 10, 2014. Airshow China is the only international aerospace trade show in China that is endorsed by the Chinese central g

A Sukhoi Su-35 performs at the Airshow China 2014 in Zhuhai, China, on November 10, 2014. (Aleksandar Plavevski/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran’s Su-35 Aircraft Procurement Is More Dangerous than You Think

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Jan 6, 2023

Commentary

8 Min Read

Republic of Korea Marines patrol as part of amphibious operations during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event involved members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over d

Korean Marines take part in joint exercises with Japanese, American, and Philippine troops in the Philippines on October 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps photo by Danny Gonzalez)

Commentary

Japan’s Defense Plans Benefit South Korea

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 4, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the group photo session during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian Province on September 4, 2017. Xi opened the annual summit of BRICS leaders that already has been upstaged by North Korea's latest nuclear weapons provocation. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kenzaburo FUKUHARA (Photo credit should read KENZABURO FUKUHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi during the BRICS Summit in Fujian, China, on September 4, 2017. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Tests America’s Will with Clashes along India Border

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Husain Haqqani & Aparna Pande

Dec 27, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

A CV-22 Osprey from the 71st Special Operations Squadron takes off after landing on a designated landing zone in Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 29, 2022. The 71st SOS regularly conducts training flights as part of their mission to train warriors, professionalize Airmen, and employ airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Ruben Garibay)

A CV-22 Osprey takes off in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 29, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Ruben Garibay)

Commentary

The Defense Budget in Perspective

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

In the Media

Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine Is Not an Escalation

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 21, 2022

In the Media

Senior fellow for foreign policy and defense at the Hudson Institute Luke Coffey unpacks the ongoing war in Ukraine as Russia amplifies missile barrage on Ukrainian cities.

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Will Belarus Become a Player in the Ukraine War?

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 17, 2022

In the Media

(Screenshot via CNBC/YouTube)

In the Media

The B-21 Raider and the Future the US Bomber Force

Thomas DiNanno

Former Adjunct Fellow

Thomas DiNanno

Dec 16, 2022

In the Media

URAGA CHANNEL, Japan (February 17, 2016) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD-107) transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. William McGough) LEAVE A COMMENT

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji on February 17, 2016. (US Navy photo by William McGough)

Podcast

Japan Releases National Security Strategy

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 16, 2022

Podcast

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

In the Media

US Poised to Send First Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 15, 2022

In the Media

Preparing for the Final Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Dissolution of the Russian Federation

A destroyed Russian tank stands by the road in front of an orthodox temple in the liberated town of Sviatohirsk, Ukraine, on November 30, 2022. (Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Reports

Preparing for the Final Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Dissolution of the Russian Federation