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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 General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares to start up at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The Skyborg team conducted a multiple-hour flight test of the Skyborg Autonomy Core System aboard the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle during Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft flight tests the Skyborg Autonomy Core System in El Mirage, California, on June 24, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Tabatha Arellano)

Commentary

Exploit Commercial Electronics to Deter Beijing Before It's Too Late

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Newsmax)

In the Media

Weaponized Fentanyl and TikTok Progaganda

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Dec 15, 2022

In the Media

The unique design of the new F-35A Lightning II helmet at Hill Air Force Base, Utah July 18, 2017. (US Air Force photo by Michael McCool)

Reports

Software Defines Tactics: Structuring Military Software Acquisitions for Adaptability and Advantage in a Competitive Era

Jason Weiss

Chief Software Officer, Conquest Cyber

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Jason Weiss & Dan Patt

Dec 14, 2022

Reports

5 Min Read

The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer observes a controlled mine detonation while conducting a joint exercise with the Royal Thai Navy in the Gulf of Thailand on June 7, 2019. (US Navy Photo by Corbin Shea)

Commentary

DoD Needs More “Kaboom” for the Buck

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Dec 14, 2022

Commentary

6 Min Read

Preparing for the Final Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Dissolution of the Russian Federation

A destroyed Russian tank stands by the road in front of an orthodox temple in the liberated town of Sviatohirsk, Ukraine, on November 30, 2022. (Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Reports

Preparing for the Final Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Dissolution of the Russian Federation

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 14, 2022

Reports

12 Min Read

TikTok a China 'propaganda tool' that should be banned: Mike Pompeo

(Screenshot via Fox Business/YouTube)

In the Media

Patriot Missiles to Ukraine and TikTok Propaganda

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Dec 14, 2022

In the Media

Chinese nuclear missiles during a military parade on September 3, 2015, in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Pan Xu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Chinese Nuclear Deceptions

A Ukrainian soldier carries an anti-tank missile in Donetsk, Ukraine, on November 28, 2022. (Laurent Van der Stockt/Le Monde via Getty Images)

Commentary

US Support for Ukraine: The Reagan Doctrine in Action

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Marshall Billingslea

Dec 11, 2022

Commentary

3 Min Read

An American F-35B Lightning fighter jet accelerates on deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth on September 28, 2020. (Marine Corps photo by Joseph Freshour)

Commentary

How to Counter China’s Military Ambition

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

A US Marine launches an RQ-20 PUMA unmanned aircraft system in San Clemente, California, on May 1, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Manuel Serrano)

Commentary

How 5G Can Help Defend Taiwan

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Paratroopers take part in the Caucasus 2020 joint military drills, which included Russian and Belarusian troops, on September 25, 2020, in Southern Russia. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Will Belarusian Troops Join Russia in the Campaign against Ukraine?

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ukrainian servicemen at a site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile attack near Kyiv, Ukraine on November 23, 2022. (Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Future of the Russo-Ukrainian War: Winter Cognitive Warfare