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Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)

Flipping the Script: Redesigning the US Air Force for Decisive Advantage

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton & Dan Patt
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Feb 17, 2026

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)

Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally

Giorgi Kandelaki

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Giorgi Kandelaki & Luke Coffey
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Mar 3, 2026

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The Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge is seen spanning the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Taking Out the Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge Could Cripple Russia’s War Machine

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Luke Coffey & Can Kasapoğlu
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Feb 20, 2026

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True color satellite image shows Earth centered on the North Pole with cloud coverage during summer solstice in 2002. (Getty Images)

Closing the Arctic Gaps: NATO Allies and Partners Can Protect Their Homelands by Updating Their Defense Force Postures

Liselotte Odgaard

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Liselotte Odgaard
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Jan 20, 2026

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A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026. (Getty Images)

Operation Epic Fury: Strategy, State of Play, and Theories of Victory

Michael Doran, David Albright, Can Kasapoğlu, Rebeccah Heinrichs, Ray Takeyh, Nadav Samin, Ilan Berman, Zineb Riboua, H.E. Yechiel Leiter, Joel Scanlon, Mariam Memarsadeghi

Mar 24, 2026

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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)

The Quick and the Dead: How Adaptation in Contact Drives Military Advantage

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Ian Crone

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark, Ian Crone & Dan Patt

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Mar 16, 2026

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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) conduct live-fire missions during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army Photo)

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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems conduct live-fire missions during Operation Epic Fury in the US Central Command area of responsibility. (US Army)

Toward a Theory of Victory for the War in Iran

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

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Mar 16, 2026

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Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness

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Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)

Flipping the Script: Redesigning the US Air Force for Decisive Advantage