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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.

A Nigerian soldier loads his machine gun during training in Monguno, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Getty Images)

Reports

A Better Understanding of Nigeria’s Problems

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Nov 5, 2025

Reports

11 Min Read

Ukrainian servicemen drive a tank near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on December 23, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | November 5

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Nov 5, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Russian military unveils the submarine Khabarovsk at Sevmash JSC Shipyard in Severodvinsk, Russia, on November 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Russian Super Weapons and What Comes Next for the US

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Nov 4, 2025

Podcast

Arab News: Typhoon Deal Signals Liftoff for UK-Turkiye Security Partnership By Luke Coffey October 31, 2025

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to BAE Systems in Warton, Preston, on October 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Typhoon Deal Signals Liftoff for UK-Türkiye Security Partnership

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The fireball and plume from the Operation Plumbbob shot Priscilla atomic explosion are seen at Camp Mercury in Yucca Flats, Nevada, on June 24, 1957. (Getty Images)

Commentary

New START and Trump’s Nuclear Test

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

A Jeep belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group is seen in Syrian near Lebanon on August 2, 2017. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Syrian Civil War and the Shia Villages of al-Fua and Kafariya

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Arabic translator, Editor at Castlereagh Associates

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents during a joint press conference in front of a Gripen fighter jet in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025, after talks on Russia's ongoing of aggression against Ukraine and the countries' deepening defense cooperation. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on October 22 that Sweden and Ukraine had signed a letter of intent to develop air capabilities, which could see Ukraine buy up to 150 Gripen fight

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents confirming the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025.

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 29