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Türkiye's first-ever unmanned fighter jet takes flight on September 26, 2025. (Getty Images)

Türkiye's first-ever unmanned fighter jet takes flight on September 26, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

“McDonald’s Peace” Hits Drone Wall: The New Grammar of Military-Geopolitics

Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute

Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Dec 30, 2025

6 Min Read

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(School of War)

Podcast

The (Next!) Iran-Israel War

Aaron Maclean Hudson

Aaron Maclean Hudson

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Podcast

Dec 30, 2025

Rebeccah Heinrichs FOx News

In the Media

Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago, Iran’s Nuclear Restart, and Trump Meets Zelenskyy

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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Dec 30, 2025

An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs after executing in-flight refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during exercise Juniper Oak 23.3 above the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 11, 2023. The U.S. is committed to its partnership with Israel while developing and maintaining interoperability with its partners, and ensuring regional security by providing essential training to deter adversaries from taking aggressive actions or malign activities against the U.S., coalition and p

An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs in-flight on July 11, 2023. (US Air Force)

Commentary

The US Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense

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Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Dec 24, 2025

6 Min Read

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on November 25, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on November 25, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How China Turned the Arab Spring to Its Advantage

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Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Dec 23, 2025

6 Min Read

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Surprisingly Good for the World

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Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Dec 22, 2025

1 Min Read

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel, Oct. 12, 2020. The United States and Israeli air forces train to maintain a ready posture to deter against regional aggression while forging strategic partnerships across the U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan)

US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel, Oct. 12, 2020. (US Air Force)

Commentary

Tucker Carlson Claims Israel Is a Burden on the US. It Reveals Profound Strategic Ignorance

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Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Dec 18, 2025

7 Min Read

Michael Doran

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In the Media

Iranian Missile Program Is Going to Be a Reason to Go to War Again

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Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

In the Media

Dec 18, 2025

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Podcast

Antisemitism: Australia, the US, and Israel

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michael_doran

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Podcast

Dec 17, 2025

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In the Media

President Donald Trump Pledges a Strong Response to ISIS Attack

Aaron Maclean Hudson

Aaron Maclean Hudson

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

In the Media

Dec 15, 2025

Mike Gallagher Fox News

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In the Media

President Donald Trump Vows Retaliation after ISIS Attack in Syria

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Mike Gallagher

Distinguished Fellow

Mike Gallagher

In the Media

Dec 14, 2025

Rebeccah Heinrichs Fox News

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In the Media

Three Americans Killed in Syria. How Will President Donald Trump Respond?

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heinrichs

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Dec 13, 2025

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