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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

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Podcast

Is Trump Forcing the Strait of Hormuz Open?

Garrett Exner

Adjunct Fellow

Garrett Exner

Podcast

May 7, 2026

Podcast

This photograph shows French Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) submarine "Le Temeraire" - S617 during France's President's visit to the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, north-western France on March 2, 2026. High expectations, few certainties: on March 2, 2026, Emmanuel Macron is set to outline how France's nuclear deterrent can help strengthen security in Europe in the face of a increasingly brutal world and an increasingly uncertain US ally. This issue has been br

This French Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Temeraire is seen during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the Île Longue base in Crozon, France, on March 2, 2026. (Getty Images)

Reports

What Has Really Changed in French Nuclear Doctrine

Tsiporah Fried

Visiting Senior Fellow

Tsiporah Fried

Reports

May 7, 2026

Reports

Long Read

A soldier and a design engineer load a machine gun mounted on a ground robotic complex during trials at a training ground on April 10, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | May 6

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

May 6, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

A Belarusian soldier takes part in the Zapad-2025 joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground near the town of Borisov, Belarus, on September 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

Reports

Could Belarus Attack Ukraine? Preparing for Three Scenarios

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Reports

May 6, 2026

Reports

8 Min Read

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In the Media

Strait of Hormuz Update: The US Will Assist Vessels Sailing Through

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

May 5, 2026

In the Media

A team of U.S. Army M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles stand guard in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The M3 is the U.S. Army's armored reconnaissance vehicle and a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family, armed with a 25mm chain gun, a 7.62mm machine gun, and an anti-tank missile launcher. (U.S. Army photo

A team of US Army M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles standing guard in the US Central Command area of responsibility on May, 5, 2026. (US Army)

Podcast

US War on Iran at the Crossroads

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Podcast

May 5, 2026

Podcast

Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on May 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Project Freedom: The “Bold Move” to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Podcast

May 4, 2026

Podcast

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Commentary

Ex-Taiwan Lawmaker Warns of China’s “Dangerous” Strategy

Jason Hsu

Senior Fellow

Jason Hsu

Commentary

May 1, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

How Iran Exposed the Limits of the US Navy

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Apr 30, 2026

In the Media

U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury, April 18, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Travis Knauss)

US Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury on April 18, 2026. (US Air Force)

Commentary

Still Very Much Out of Ammo!

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Commentary

Apr 30, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 11, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | April 29