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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.

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

Reports

In the Media

U.S. Withdrawal, Taliban Resurgence

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Jul 15, 2021

In the Media

A general view shows the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain with a hole on its left portside after a collision with oil tanker, outside Changi naval base in Singapore on August 21, 2017. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The U.S. Navy's Leadership Crisis

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 15, 2021

Commentary

5 Min Read

Members of a People's Liberation Army band stand together at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party on July 1, 2021 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Commentary

Why We Might Lose a War with China

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Jul 15, 2021

Commentary

9 Min Read

The destroyer USS Nicholson prepared to launch Tomahawk Cruise missiles on Iraqi targets.v(courtesy of Todd Cichonowicz/US Navy)

Commentary

White House and Congress Would Be Wise To Heed Cotton's Navy Report

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Jul 14, 2021

Commentary

5 Min Read

U.S. soldiers move in formation while controlling unmanned vehicles as part of an exercise in 2016 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii. (Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal/U.S. Air Force)

Commentary

Give Combatant Commanders the Tools To Innovate