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A Jeep belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group is seen in Syrian near Lebanon on August 2, 2017. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Syrian Civil War and the Shia Villages of al-Fua and Kafariya

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Arabic translator, Editor at Castlereagh Associates

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Commentary

Nov 10, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with British armed forces personnel in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet in Ankara, Turkey, on October 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Turkey’s Eurofighter Stopgap: The Best Available, Not the Best Possible

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Nov 10, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian servicemen drive a tank near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on December 23, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | November 5

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Nov 5, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Arab News: Typhoon Deal Signals Liftoff for UK-Turkiye Security Partnership By Luke Coffey October 31, 2025

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to BAE Systems in Warton, Preston, on October 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Typhoon Deal Signals Liftoff for UK-Türkiye Security Partnership

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents during a joint press conference in front of a Gripen fighter jet in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025, after talks on Russia's ongoing of aggression against Ukraine and the countries' deepening defense cooperation. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on October 22 that Sweden and Ukraine had signed a letter of intent to develop air capabilities, which could see Ukraine buy up to 150 Gripen fight

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents confirming the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025.

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 29

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Oct 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2025) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Reyes, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), participates in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug tr

US marines participate in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on October 14, 2025. (US Navy photo)

Podcast

Second Breakfast: Venezuela, Shutdowns, PE Plus Army, E.B. Sledge

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Podcast

Oct 28, 2025

Podcast

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Haneda Airport on October 27, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Trump-Xi Trade Talks, US-China Competition, Singapore, and Japan

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Oct 28, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via NHK World)

In the Media

How Trump Views the New Japanese Prime Minister

Paul Sracic

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Paul Sracic

In the Media

Oct 27, 2025

In the Media

Caption An aerial view shows the destroyed areas of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, following months of intense fighting near the front line, on October 7, 2025. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter

An aerial view shows the destroyed areas of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, following months of intense fighting near the front line, on October 7, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 22

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Oct 22, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting with President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Political Dynamics of the War in Ukraine

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Podcast

Oct 19, 2025

Podcast

Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic successfully completed the first-ever known transatlantic crossing of an unmanned surface vessel on September 9, 2025, as it arrived in Troia, Portugal. (US Navy)

Podcast

The Navy’s Future Force Structure