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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.

Ukrainian servicemen fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions at a front line in Donbas, Ukraine, on June 15, 2022. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Arm Ukraine or Prepare for China? Wrong Question.

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Peter Rough & Mike Watson

Mar 13, 2023

Commentary

7 Min Read

190227-N-FC670-1273 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2019) The Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2), sails in the eastern Pacific. LCS are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communic

The littoral combat ship USS Independence sails in the eastern Pacific. (US Navy photo by Shannon Renfroe)

In the Media

The Littoral Combat Ship Fleet's Short Life

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 13, 2023

In the Media

Taiwanese Navy warships on August 7, 2022, in Keelung, Taiwan. (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

In the Media

What Do China's Infrastructure Attacks Mean?

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Mar 13, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via TVP/YouTube)

In the Media

ISIS Still Operating in the Sahel

Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Joshua Meservey

Mar 10, 2023

In the Media

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington is underway in the South China Sea, on October 12, 2012. (Jennifer A. Villalovos via DVIDS)

In the Media

How the US Should Prepare to Stand Up to China

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 10, 2023

In the Media

Ukrainian servicemen move towards the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 8, 2023. (Sergey Shestak/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian servicemen move toward the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 8, 2023. (Sergey Shestak/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Incrementalism Is Throttling US Support for Ukraine

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Mar 9, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via NTD)

In the Media

China's Influence in the West through Artificial Intelligence

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Mar 9, 2023

In the Media

Ukrainian military member drives sitting on top of armored vehicle on a dirt road on February 26, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. After the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Soledar, the main confrontation with the Russian army and its mercenaries take place in February on the outskirts of the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk Oblast. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

A Ukrainian military member sitting on top of an armored vehicle on a dirt road on February 26, 2023, in Donetsk, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 8

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 8, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

(Screenshot via BBC)

In the Media

Who Could Have Destroyed the Nord Stream Pipeline?

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 8, 2023

In the Media

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia on November 14, 2018. (DVIDS)

Commentary

Is Arms Control Terminally Ill?

A view of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, which was previously the office of the governor-general of Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule. (Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

Tokyo Is Very Much Invested in Taiwan’s Future