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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.

In the Media

Biden Says US Troops Would Defend Taiwan

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Sep 19, 2022

In the Media

In the Media

Abolish Nuclear Weapons? A Soho Forum Debate

Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne provide security during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2021. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell)

Commentary

More Political Interference Will Hurt, Not Help, the US Military

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Sep 19, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Beijing Threatens US Dominance in Space

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Sep 16, 2022

In the Media

Commentary

Defending US Values 'Everywhere and Always'

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Sep 16, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Space: The Next Frontier for National Security

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Sep 16, 2022

In the Media

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 20, 2017. (Lintao Zhanf/AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

Chinese Information and Influence Warfare in Asia and the Pacific

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

2 Min Read

An RT-2PM2 intercontinental ballistic missile on display at Army Expo 2022 in Moscow's Patriot Park on August 20, 2022. (Washington Post via Getty Images)

Commentary

What if Putin Uses a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 13, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev during a Soviet-American summit on November 19, 1985. (RIA Novosti via Wikimedia Commons)

In the Media

The History of American Nuclear Deterrence

Joe Biden addresses the second and final day of the NATO 2022 Summit on June 30, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. (Europa Presse/E. Parra via Getty Images)

Commentary

The US and Europe May Need to Identify New Approaches

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

The manned Shenzhou-12 spacecraft onboard the Long March-2F rocket launches at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2021, in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Beat China in the New Space Race

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

People's Liberation Army Honor Guard attend a flag-raising ceremony at the Tiananmen Square to mark the seventy-second anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2021, in Beijing, China. (VCG via Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Phony War against Taiwan and Its Real Intention