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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.

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In the Media

NATO Warns of Missing Russian Nuclear Submarine

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Oct 6, 2022

In the Media

Military vehicles attend a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on May 7, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Tian Bing/China News Service via Getty Images)

In the Media

Balance of Power: How to Deter Putin's Nuclear Threat

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 6, 2022

In the Media

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Joe Biden stands in front of a photograph of Vladimir Putin in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Question on Putin’s Mind: Would We Risk New York to Keep Odesa Free?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 6, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

A B-1B Lancer taxis on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, on January 11, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Hayman)

Commentary

The Morality of US Nuclear Deterrence

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 6, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

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People watch a television screen showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on August 17, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Commentary

Why North Korea’s Next Nuclear Test Matters

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Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Kremlin)

In the Media

What Would a Russian Tactical Nuclear Strike Look Like?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 5, 2022

In the Media

A North Korean Ballistic missile pictured in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 26, 2013. (Stefan Krasowski via Wikimedia Commons)

Podcast

Kim's Blank Check from Russia and China

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Oct 5, 2022

Podcast

In the Media

Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 4, 2022

In the Media

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a news conference following the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders meeting at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

Upholding a Rules-Based Order: Reinforcing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

James J. Przystup

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

James J. Przystup

Oct 4, 2022

Reports

3 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Putin’s Nuclear Threat Is Real

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 3, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Reports

Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Search for a Modern Muslim

Raza Rumi

Director, Park Center for Independent Media, Ithaca College

Raza Rumi

Oct 1, 2022

Reports

Long Read

A member of the Komala opposition party stands in the remains of what used to be its headquarters. Iranian missiles and drones struck multiple headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in the KRI on September 28, 2022, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. (Hawre Khalid/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iranian Drone Threat and How to Counter It