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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.

KAMPOT, CAMBODIA - MARCH 15: Soldiers take part in the opening ceremony of 'Dragon Gold 2020' Cambodia-China joint military drill at Techo Sen Chumkiri live-fire field on March 15, 2020 in Kampot, Cambodia. (Photo by Huang Yaohui/China News Service via Getty Images)

Soldiers take part in the opening ceremony of "Dragon Gold 2020" Cambodia-China joint military drill on March 15, 2020, in Kampot, Cambodia. (Huang Yaohui/China News Service via Getty Images)

In the Media

The Balloon Is a Tangible Reminder of the CCP Threat

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Feb 4, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

In the Media

China's Sky-High Surveillance

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Feb 4, 2023

In the Media

(Chase Doak via Social Media)

Commentary

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Feb 3, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

wo U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft attached to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 "Yellowjackets", assigned to Carrier Task Force 70, break away from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the Pacific Ocean while flying in support of Exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS22), June 13 2022. Exercises like VS22 allow forces across the Indo-Pacific the opportunity to integrate Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and Space Force to train in precise, lethal, and ov

Two US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 138 "Yellowjackets" fly a training mission over the Pacific Ocean on June 13, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Nicholas Priest)

Commentary

How the US Should Strike Back against China in the Battle for the Stratosphere

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Feb 3, 2023

Commentary

3 Min Read

DONETSK, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 04: Targets are hit by Ukrainian Army on the frontline in Donetsk, Ukraine as intense military activity continues during Russia-Ukraine war on December 04, 2022. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery shell on the frontline in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 4, 2022. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

2023 Can Be the Year Ukraine Wins against Russia: Here’s What to Watch

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Feb 3, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Stock Image)

Commentary

WeChat: China’s Other Trojan Horse

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Feb 3, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via TVP World/YouTube)

In the Media

Russia's Coming Spring Offensive

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Feb 2, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via ABC Australia)

In the Media

Alleged Bombmaker in Lockerbie Disaster Now in US Custody

William P. Barr

Distinguished Fellow

William P. Barr

Feb 1, 2023

In the Media

Coast Guard Lt. Trevor Clark prepares to land a Short Range Unmanned Aerial System (SR-UAS) ‘drone’ on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Tern with the help of a crew member after operating the vehicle around the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) during the cutter’s return home to Alameda, California, July, 2, 2019, following their 164-day deployment to the Western Pacific.

A Coast Guardsman prepares to land a drone on the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Tern following a 164-day deployment to the Western Pacific in Alameda, California, on July 2, 2019. (US Coast Guard photo by Matthew S. Masaschi)

Commentary

We Don't Have the Missiles to Stop China. Time for Drone Swarms

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Feb 1, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Arirang News/YouTube)

In the Media

North Korea Strongly Denounces US Decision to Provide Tanks to Ukraine. Why?

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Feb 1, 2023

In the Media

Security personnel and rescue workers prepare to search for the blast victims in the debris of a damaged mosque inside the police headquarters in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. - A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on January 30 killed at least 25 worshippers and wounded 120 more, officials said. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) (Photo by ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images)

Security personnel and rescue workers prepare to search for survivors in the debris of a damaged mosque inside the police headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan, on January 30, 2023. (Abdul Mjaeed/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

Terrorist Attack in Peshawar Kills 95

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Jan 31, 2023

In the Media

A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China, October 1, 2019. (Photo by Xia Yifang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China, October 1, 2019. (Photo by Xia Yifang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

How China’s Nuclear Ambitions Will Change Deterrence