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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.

US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden’s Saudi Visit Was a Win for Americans

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 28, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Kessel Run shares its "Mad Hatter" software with the "Green Mountain Boys" of the Vermont National Guard in South Burlington on February 12, 2020. (US Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)

Commentary

Kessel Run Shows How to Bridge the Gap between Development and Operations

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Brian Beachkofski

Former Commander, Kessel Run

Dan Patt & Brian Beachkofski

Jul 28, 2022

Commentary

11 Min Read

Ukrainian artillerymen check their weapons and special equipment before going to the frontline in Kherson, Ukraine, on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Reports

Prepare Ukraine for Victory in a Long War

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jul 28, 2022

Reports

2 Min Read

In the Media

US Flies Jets Over Senkakus Island

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Jul 27, 2022

In the Media

Russian MIG-31k fighter jets carrying Kinzhal-class hypersonic missile systems fly at a Victory Day parade in Moscow on June 24, 2022. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Russia’s War in Ukraine: WMD Issues

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jul 27, 2022

Commentary

11 Min Read

In the Media

Pelosi Taiwan Trip More Than Symbolic, It Gives US Credibility

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 27, 2022

In the Media

In the Media

Why Is America Listening to Chinese Threats?

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Jul 26, 2022

In the Media

Snakehead, an underwater vehicle, during its christening in Rhode Island on February 2, 2022. (Photo by Richard Allen / Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport)

Commentary

The Navy Needs Large, Unmanned Subs like Snakehead to Defeat Undersea Defenses

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jul 26, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Global Affairs Insider: Dr. Satoru Nagao on the War in Ukraine's Impact on East Asia

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Jul 25, 2022

In the Media

An MH-53E Sea Dragon prepares to land on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland on July 12, 2022, off the coast of Southern California. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates)

Commentary

The Navy Should Assemble a Fleet for Littoral Campaigns

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jul 25, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Vehicles drive on a street across from an anti-US mural in Tehran on March 12, 2022. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iran Nuclear Deal’s Convulsive Death

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 25, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

During a gala marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party, performers dressed as emergency workers surround a large Communist Party flag on June 28, 2021 at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty)

Commentary

Fooling Ourselves in the Far East