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In the Media

Why a Balloon?

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Feb 7, 2023

In the Media

U.S. Army and Dutch paratroopers conduct jump training from a balloon, to prepare for high performance aircraft exits at a training center, Diest, Belgium, June 7, 2016. The Jump is conducted to foster and nurture U.S. and partner nation relationships, develop interoperability during training, and to provide a basis for future operations in training and real world environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)

A US Army balloon flies as part of a training mission in Diest, Belgium, on June 7, 2016. (US Army photo byTracy McKithern)

In the Media

The Trouble with Tracking Spy Balloons

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Feb 7, 2023

In the Media

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In the Media

Balloons as a Low-Cost Alternative to Satellite Surveillance

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Feb 7, 2023

In the Media

DONETSK, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 04: Targets are hit by Ukrainian Army on the frontline in Donetsk, Ukraine as intense military activity continues during Russia-Ukraine war on December 04, 2022. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery shell on the frontline in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 4, 2022. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

2023 Can Be the Year Ukraine Wins against Russia: Here’s What to Watch

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Feb 3, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

Russia's Coming Spring Offensive

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Feb 2, 2023

In the Media

Coast Guard Lt. Trevor Clark prepares to land a Short Range Unmanned Aerial System (SR-UAS) ‘drone’ on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Tern with the help of a crew member after operating the vehicle around the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) during the cutter’s return home to Alameda, California, July, 2, 2019, following their 164-day deployment to the Western Pacific.

A Coast Guardsman prepares to land a drone on the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Tern following a 164-day deployment to the Western Pacific in Alameda, California, on July 2, 2019. (US Coast Guard photo by Matthew S. Masaschi)

Commentary

We Don't Have the Missiles to Stop China. Time for Drone Swarms

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Feb 1, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

TOPSHOT - The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. - Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday, May 14, in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. As the viole

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas in the sky above the Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

Time to Recalibrate America’s Middle East Policy

Raphael BenLevi

Director, Churchill Program for Strategy, Statesmanship and National Security at the Argaman Institute of Tikvah Fund Israel

Michael Doran

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

Raphael BenLevi & Michael Doran

Jan 27, 2023

Reports

13 Min Read

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In the Media

Ukraine Aid Advances US Interests "Without Shedding American Blood"

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Jan 27, 2023

In the Media

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In the Media

“We Have to Start Wanting Ukraine to Win More than We Just Hope Russia’s Going to Lose”

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

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In the Media

US Tanks Break the "Logjam" in Ukraine Aid

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

A-10 software engineers work together in teams to verify functionality of organically developed operational flight program software on November 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, before it is released to the warfighter. (US Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

Commentary

Software Defines Tactics