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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.

An unidentified man with a face mask walks on an ash-covered street near Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, in New York City. (Getty Images)

Commentary

What We Remember

John P. Walters

President and CEO

John P. Walters

Commentary

Sep 11, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joel Murcek, a fire support coordinator with Fire Support Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, coordinates displacement tactics with Norwegian Home Guard soldiers with 3rd Platoon, District 11, in Jan Mayen, Norway, Sept. 1, 2026. This bilateral planning, conducted during Operation Atlantic City 26, is crucial for integrating movement and security procedures, ensuring U.S. and Norwegian forces can operate seamlessly in the High North. Atlantic City 26 is a Norwegian-led trilateral read

A fire support coordinator with the United States Marine Corps coordinates displacement tactics with Norwegian Home Guard soldiers in Jan Mayen, Norway, on September 1, 2026, during Operation Atlantic City 26. (US Marine Corps)

Commentary

Operation Atlantic City 26: A Reminder That Allied Cooperation Remains Key to America’s Security

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Sep 11, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Military vehicles from the US Army, British Army’s Light Dragoons, and Romanian Armed Forces—which are all part of the NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group-Poland—maneuver during a Polish Armed Forces Day parade in Orzysz, Poland, on August 16, 2026. (US Army Reserve)

Commentary

Now Is the Wrong Time for the Pentagon to Pull Back from Europe

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Commentary

Sep 11, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Secretary of the Army Hon. Dan Driscoll testifies on a panel in front of the House Committee on Appropriations at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2026. Driscoll testified on the importance of investing in modern capabilities to ensure the U.S. Army remains the world's dominant land fighting force. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Troutman) Read less

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies on a panel in front of the House Committee on Appropriations at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (US Army)

Podcast

9/11, Death of the Army, and So Long Dan Driscoll

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Podcast

Sep 11, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via News Nation)

In the Media

Reflecting on 9/11, 25 Years Later

Garrett Exner

Adjunct Fellow

Garrett Exner

In the Media

Sep 11, 2026

In the Media

A sailor from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based internationally recognised government aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Houthi Attacks, Russian Threats to NATO, and the US Response

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Sep 11, 2026

Podcast

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Podcast

25 Years After 9/11

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Sep 11, 2026

Podcast

People walk up a ramp from FDR Drive as they evacuate from Lower Manhattan in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Twenty-Five Years after 9/11: A Morning I Shall Never Forget

Ludovic Hood

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

Ludovic Hood

Commentary

Sep 11, 2026

Commentary

3 Min Read

President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the White House following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. (Getty Images)

In the Media

What the US Got Wrong in the War on Terrorism

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

In the Media

Sep 10, 2026

In the Media

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 253rd Transportation Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, are welcomed home by the Cape May County community at the National Guard Armory in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, April 23, 2004. The Garden-State Citizen-Soldiers were deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for more than a year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark C. Olsen) Read less

US Army soldiers are welcomed home at the National Guard Armory in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, on April 23, 2004. (US Air National Guard)

Commentary

The 9/11 Response Got the Most Important Thing Right

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Commentary

Sep 10, 2026

Commentary

8 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects the workshop of the GAZ automobile plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on August 28, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

NATO Is Preparing for the Wrong War. Putin Is Eyeing Moldova

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Sep 10, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

A member of the US Army 7th Army Training Command stands with a radar for drone detection during a demonstration at the US Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center on August 26, 2026, near Hohenfels, Germany. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Russia Tests NATO