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T - Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. Moscow was fending off a "large-scale" drone attack from Ukraine, with several drones reaching an oil refinery, the city's mayor Sergey Sobyanin said early on June 18, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Black smoke rises from the area of the Moscow Refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | June 24

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jun 24, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Ukraine Drone Strikes Bring War to Moscow

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

In the Media

Jun 22, 2026

In the Media

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)

Reports

Strengthening the Front Line: Transforming the Japan Self-Defense Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

David Byrd

Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Shane Dennin

Research Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark, David Byrd & Masashi Murano More…

Reports

Jun 15, 2026

Reports

4 Min Read

A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)

Commentary

Russia’s Missile Massacre: The West Must Flood Ukraine with Patriot Interceptors Before Winter

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Jun 15, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ukrainian Navy vessels patrol the Black Sea to defend infrastructure and residential areas from Russian Shahed drones on April 28, 2026, in Odesa, Ukraine. (Getty Images)

In the Media

Black Sea Security Guarantees: Implementing and Monitoring a Ceasefire

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

In the Media

Jun 9, 2026

In the Media

The USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea on May 29, 2026. (US Navy)

Podcast

The Iranian Standoff

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

Jun 9, 2026

Podcast

Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania. on May 29, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

NATO’s Shield Must Not Weaken During Europe’s Rearmament

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Commentary

Jun 4, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

lack smoke rises after Ukraine reportedly launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, one of Russia's most prominent organizations, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 03, 2026. (Photo by Ali Cura/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Black smoke rises after Ukraine reportedly launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 3, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | June 3

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jun 3, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a new group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on August 26, 2025, in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The War Above the War: How Chinese Satellites Support Iran | MENA Defense Intelligence Digest Special Report