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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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to China's President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI BOBYLYOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to China's President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Sergei Bobylov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

War in the Middle East Is Closer than You Think

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 27, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

The B-21 Raider was unveiled to the public at a ceremony December 2, 2022 in Palmdale, Calif. Designed to operate in tomorrow's high-end threat environment, the B-21 will play a critical role in ensuring America's enduring airpower capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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

Reports

America’s Response after Russian Suspension of New START

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs & Marshall Billingslea

Feb 24, 2023

Reports

3 Min Read

A Ukrainian army artillery crew dismounts from a self-propelled 122mm Howlitzer after firing on a Russian position on February 18, 2023 near Bakhmut, Ukraine. The army's 93rd Brigade's heavy artillery is a main element of the Ukrainian defense of the city, which is under heavy attack by Russian forces. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

A Ukrainian army artillery crew dismounts from a self-propelled 122mm howitzer after firing on a Russian position on February 18, 2023, near Bakhmut, Ukraine. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Commentary

FLASH UPDATE: Ukraine Military Situation Report | Bakhmut Nearly Surrounded

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 24, 2023

Commentary

2 Min Read

A US Air Force B-1B long-range bomber and F-16 fighter jet fly over the Canadian Arctic during North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, "Amalgam Dart 21-2" on March 24, 2021. (US Air Force)

Commentary

The Transformation of Deterrence: Serving War and Not Peace

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 27. 2023. (President of Ukraine via Flickr)

Podcast

One Year of the War in Ukraine: A Discussion on Putin’s Past and Future

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Feb 24, 2023

Podcast

Participants drill shooting positions at a combat training day hosted by a local paramilitary civil formation called TSEL on February 22, 2023, in Lviv, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | February 22

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 23, 2023

Commentary

8 Min Read

The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) transits Puget Sound following a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, February 9, 2023.

The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana transits Puget Sound following a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility on February 9, 2023. (US Navy photo by Brian G. Reynolds)

Commentary

The Biden NPR: Embracing Foundations, Rejecting Improvements

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Feb 23, 2023

Commentary

9 Min Read

Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev after signing the New START treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010. (Wikimedia Commons)

In the Media

Russia Suspends New START Treaty

(Screenshot via CNN)

In the Media

Missile Tests and Combative Messaging from the Kim Family

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Feb 22, 2023

In the Media

Honour guards take part in a welcome ceremony for Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on February 16, 2023. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Honor guards take part in a welcome ceremony for Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 16, 2023. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Three Misconceptions about Taiwan’s Defense