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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 soldier walks with a rose near photos of people killed during Hamas's attack on the Nova festival at the site on November 29, 2023, in Re'im, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Commentary

Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | December 5, 2023

Michael Doran

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

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Jonathan Schachter

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

Zineb Riboua

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

Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu, Jonathan Schachter & Zineb Riboua

Dec 5, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

The B-21 Raider was unveiled to the public at a ceremony Dec. 2, 2022 in Palmdale, Calif. The B-21 is a product of partnerships with industry, the Department of Defense, and Congress. The program is designed to deliver on our enduring commitment to provide flexible strike options for coalition operations that defend us against common threats. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The B-21 Raider at a ceremony on December 2, 2022, in Palmdale, California. (US Air Force)

Commentary

The B-21 Cannot Go It Alone

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 3, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

A Ukrainian soldier during a tactical and live-fire exercise on November 30, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Commentary

Western Policymakers Should Not Dither over Support for Ukraine

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 2, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Offensives, Escalations, Offramps, and the Way Forward in Ukraine (feat. Luke Coffey)

Michael Doran

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

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Michael Doran, Peter Rough & Luke Coffey

Nov 30, 2023

Podcast

President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference following his bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping ahead of the G20 summit on November 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

Commentary

Team Biden Is Clueless about Protecting America in an Increasingly Dangerous World

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Nov 30, 2023

Commentary

3 Min Read

Workers at a production workshop of a chip manufacturing company in Suqian, China, on July 12, 2023. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trading with the Dragon

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Nov 30, 2023

Commentary

10 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers work on an Avenger AN/TWQ-1 anti-aircraft missile system on November 28, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system. In November 2022, four Avenger air defense systems were included as part of a $400 million military aid package supporting Ukraine during the Russian invasion to defend critical civilian infrastructure. (Photo by Kostya Liberov/ Li

Ukrainian soldiers work on an Avenger AN/TWQ-1 anti-aircraft missile system on November 28, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Kostya Liberov/ Libkos via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | November 29

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Nov 29, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via X)

In the Media

Political Dynamic in the Middle East

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Nov 29, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

The Israel-Hamas War and Biden’s Response

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Nov 29, 2023

In the Media

Counter terrorism and hostage rescue scenarios are performed during the Xaritoo 2023 military exercise organized by Senegal and France in Dakar, Senegal, on November 16, 2023. (Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Supporters of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland wave the Niger national flag and flag bearing the logo of private military Company Wagner as they gather to protest ouside the Niger and French airbase to demand the departure of the French army from Niger in Niamey on September 16, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

West Africa’s Compounding Security Challenges