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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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Podcast

China’s Strategic Plan for Iran and Venezuela, How the US Counters China’s Global Strategy, and Misreading the Monroe Doctrine

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Jan 13, 2026

Podcast

A Russian ruble coin is pictured in front of the Kremlin in Moscow on September 12, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Anti-Corruption Update

Nate Sibley

Former Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Podcast

Jan 12, 2026

Podcast

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In the Media

Internet Outages and Large-Scale Protests in Iran, US Strategy for Greenland, and Venezuela

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jan 12, 2026

In the Media

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Getty Images)

Commentary

After the Venezuela Raid, Trump Should Finally Stand Up to Putin

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Jan 12, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Podcast

Venezuela, Greenland, Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Jan 10, 2026

Podcast

An F-35C Lightning II launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on October 2, 2025, in the Pacific Ocean. (US Navy)

Podcast

Second Breakfast: Iran, $500B for Defense . . . and Should We Pity RTX?

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Podcast

Jan 9, 2026

Podcast

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor parks following military actions Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve, Jan. 3, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026. (US Air Force)

Commentary

Been There, Done That: Lessons from Past Interventions

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Commentary

Jan 9, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

(School of War)

Podcast

Seizing Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Podcast

Jan 9, 2026

Podcast

An oil tanker remains anchored at the dock during a walk around the outskirts of the 'El Palito' refinery on December 18, 2025 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. President Trump stated on December 17th that Venezuela took away oil rights from the US. Trump's administration has sanctioned Venezuelan oil with blockades, while many US Navy units are deployed off the coast of Venezuela under the premise of combating the drug cartels. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)

An oil tanker remains anchored at the dock in the outskirts of the 'El Palito' refinery on December 18, 2025, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Venezuelan Oil and Air Defense Systems

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow

Michael Sobolik

Podcast

Jan 9, 2026

Podcast

Icebergs float near Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump’s Best Greenland Strategy: Don’t Invade—Trade

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Jan 9, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

Lighting the Path Ahead Scenario-Based Planning in the Tripolar Nuclear Age Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)

Reports

Lighting the Path Ahead: Scenario-Based Planning in the Tripolar Nuclear Age

Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Senior Fellow

Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Reports

Jan 8, 2026

Reports

Long Read

Newspaper front pages display stories on the capture and arrest of President Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela in a newsagent shop, on January 4, 2026, in Somerset, England. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Restoring the Rule of Law and Curbing Gang Violence Are Prerequisites for Foreign Oil Investment in Venezuela