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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.

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Iran Links to Recent Terrorist Plots

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Oct 1, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via Richard Nixon Foundation)

In the Media

America’s Alliances: The Evolving Architecture of International Security Partnerships

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Walter Russell Mead & Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Oct 1, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

Is Turkey the New Iran?

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Podcast

Oct 1, 2026

Podcast

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Ghost Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires on a target during a squad training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 9, 2026. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, America’s forward-deployed corps, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne)

A US soldier fires on a target during a squad training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on September 9, 2026. (US Army)

Commentary

The Unbearable Lightness of American Restraint

Ludovic Hood

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

Ludovic Hood

Commentary

Sep 30, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 08: Firefighters deal with the aftermath of a massive Russian missile and drone attack on September 8, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to local authorities, the attack caused destruction and fires across at least five districts of the capital resulting in at least two fatalities and seven injuries. Air defense forces reported the interception of two ballistic missiles, 31 cruise missiles, and 142 drones. Debris strikes caused severe damage to residential buildings, warehouses, and

Firefighters deal with the aftermath of a massive Russian missile and drone attack on September 8, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | September 30

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Sep 30, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

Migrants storm a barbed-wire fence as they attempt to cross the land border with Spain's African enclave of Ceuta near Fnideq in northern Morocco on September 15, 2024. (Getty Images)

Reports

US National Security and Antisemitism, Issue 1 | Ceuta, Anti-Japanese Propaganda, and Defense Industrial Attacks

Michael Doran

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

Ludovic Hood

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

Zineb Riboua

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

Natalie Arbatman

Research Associate, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran, Ludovic Hood, Zineb Riboua & Natalie Arbatman

Reports

Sep 30, 2026

Reports

Long Read

A Leopard 2A6 tank fires during a demonstration as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited troops at the Bundeswehr’s barracks in Munster, Germany, on April 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Case for US-European Defense Base Integration

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Tomáš Pojar

Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough & Tomáš Pojar

Commentary

Sep 30, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Lieutenant General Peter Mirow, commanding general of the 1st German-Dutch Corps, during a visit to the German-Dutch Corps in North Rhine-Westphalia, Münster on October 1, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Hybrid Warfare: What Europeans Really Lack to Respond to Russian Attacks

Tsiporah Fried

Visiting Senior Fellow

Tsiporah Fried

Commentary

Sep 30, 2026

Commentary

Long Read

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In the Media

Israeli Response to Attempted Hijacking and a Path for the End of the Iran War

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Sep 30, 2026

In the Media

French soldiers with the French Foreign Legion sit on top of a Leclerc tank during NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to NATO allies in Setermoen, Norway, March 18, 2026. (US Marine Corps)

Commentary

Five Trends Driving Change in Europe