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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Pro-Palestine protesters gather during a demonstration outside Downing Street on October 26, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. (Getty Images)

Reports

US National Security and Antisemitism, Issue 2 | The October 7 Mobilization, Militant Convergence in Europe, Iran’s Campaign in Britain, and the Flydubai Attack

Michael Doran

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

Ludovic Hood

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

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Natalie Arbatman

Research Associate, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran, Ludovic Hood, Zineb Riboua & Natalie Arbatman

Reports

Oct 30, 2026

Reports

Long Read

Export oil pipelines at an oil facility on Khark Island, on the shore of the Persian Gulf, on February 23, 2016. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Energy Security Is Built Before the Crisis

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Commentary

Oct 29, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

A fighter loyal to Yemen's internationally-recognised government fires a turret from the back of a pickup truck at a position along the frontlines against the Houthis around Mount al-Midan in Yemen's western Taiz province on October 26, 2026. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis has launched hundreds of raids in Yemen backing the internationally recognised government since the start of the renewed fighting in the long-running civil war. The conflict, dormant for years, erupted again in July and inte

A fighter loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government fires a turret from the back of a pickup truck around Mount al-Midan in Yemen’s western Taiz province on October 26, 2026. (Getty Images)

Reports

Iran’s Maritime Threat and the Conflict in Yemen

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Reports

Oct 28, 2026

Reports

9 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

Here Are the Possible Scenarios

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Podcast

Oct 28, 2026

Podcast

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado arrives at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia on October 27, 2026, for a planned submarine maintenance period supporting AUKUS, (US Navy)

Commentary

US Pivot to Autonomous Drones Offers Lifeline for Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Deal

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Commentary

Oct 28, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

Flags of participating countries hang at the meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Council of Foreign Ministers at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on October 29, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Middle East’s New Rivalry Runs Through Central Asia

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Commentary

Oct 28, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Vance Reopens Iran Diplomacy as Trump Weighs Renewed Strikes

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Oct 28, 2026

In the Media

AI-generated image, using a US Air Force photo of B-21 Raider rendezvousing with a KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling near Edwards Air Force Base in California on April 14, 2026, as a reference.

Reports

Resilient Reach: Redesigning Aerial Refueling for Contested Global Operations

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Shane Dennin

Research Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton & Shane Dennin

Reports

Oct 27, 2026

Reports

8 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

The Time Has Come to Ramp up Iran Campaign

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Oct 27, 2026

In the Media

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as Venezuelan opposition leader Dinorah Figuera talks to members of the press during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC on October 9, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Containing Iran, Supporting Venezuela’s Transition, and Restoring Rule of Law in Serbia