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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

President Trump Stands Firm on His Red Lines with Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jun 25, 2026

In the Media

US President Donald Trump greets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on August 25, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Northeast Asia’s New Strategic Equation: US Policy Toward China, North Korea, and the US-ROK Alliance

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Commentary

Jun 24, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

T - Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. Moscow was fending off a "large-scale" drone attack from Ukraine, with several drones reaching an oil refinery, the city's mayor Sergey Sobyanin said early on June 18, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Black smoke rises from the area of the Moscow Refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | June 24

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jun 24, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

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Podcast

The World Turned Upside Down: The Aftermath of the Iran War

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Jun 23, 2026

Podcast

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In the Media

Ukraine Drone Strikes Bring War to Moscow

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

In the Media

Jun 22, 2026

In the Media

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In the Media

What to Watch as US and Iran Talks Continue

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jun 22, 2026

In the Media

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In the Media

What’s the State of the Strait?

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Jun 21, 2026

In the Media

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In the Media

JD Vance Lands in Switzerland on Sunday: What Will Negotiations Look Like?

Joel Rayburn

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

Jun 21, 2026

In the Media

Two Dassault Rafale jet fighters refuel from an Airbus A400M during a French Air and Space Force military exercise at Orléans–Bricy Air Base in Boulay-les-Barres, France, on November 14, 2025. (Getty Images)

Reports

European Rearmament at a Crossroads: Strategic Autonomy vs. Operational Readiness

Tsiporah Fried

Visiting Senior Fellow

Tsiporah Fried

Reports

Jun 19, 2026

Reports

Long Read

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit on June 24, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Getty Images)

Commentary

NATO and the IP4: Caught Between Ambition and Restraint