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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 North Korean guard post is seen from South Korea near the demilitarized zone on July 19, 2023, in Paju, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)

Commentary

US Soldier Travis King’s Mad, Doomed Dash to North Korea

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jul 20, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh fires a standard missile during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea on January 23, 2023. (Santiago Navarro via DVIDS)

Commentary

Ernst and Gallagher Are Right: US Needs “Rings of Fire” in Asia against China

Jeremy Hunt

Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Jul 20, 2023

Commentary

3 Min Read

(Screenshot via Real America's Voice)

In the Media

America’s Failing Arms Control Policy

The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea on November 21, 2020. (Molly Crawford via DVIDS)

Commentary

A Deterrence Response Monitoring Capability for the US Department of Defense

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Jul 17, 2023

Commentary

Long Read

Amid intensifying threats military from China, Taiwanese soldiers carrying artillery to tanks during the two-day live-fire drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Reports

Campaigning to Dissuade: Applying Emerging Technologies to Engage and Succeed in the Information Age Security Competition

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

Jul 13, 2023

Reports

11 Min Read

Beijing cityscape (Getty Images)

Podcast

Nuclear Weapon Deterrence and Beijing

Ronald Reagan (via Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

Influence of Reagan-Era Nuclear Weapons Strategy Endures

Common Mission Control Center at Beale Air Force Base in California on March 2021. (US Air Force Photo)

Commentary

Establish Integration Metrics to Prioritize “Glue” for All-Domain Operations

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

Jul 6, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers use an armored engineer vehicle based on a Leopard tank chassis to pull their comrades car from a ditch on May 11, 2023. (Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | July 5, 2023

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Jul 5, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Dockworkers walk past a Cosco Shipping container ship at the Chinese port of Yantai on December 29, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Plans with Cuba for Global Dominance

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jun 29, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Podcast

China Insider #29 | Four Implications of the Wagner Revolt for China, PRC Constitution Designates Xi a Dictator, and the Threat of Chinese E-commerce

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jun 27, 2023

Podcast

Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District's headquarters and return to their base on June 24, 2023, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Washington Needs to Get Ready for Russian Chaos