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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.
The Australian: Why Cognitive Warfare Is Beijing’s Greatest Weapon By John Lee and Lavina Lee August 29, 2025
Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
Commentary
Why Cognitive Warfare Is Beijing’s Greatest Weapon
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John Lee
Senior Fellow
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Lavina Lee
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute 
John Lee & Lavina Lee
Commentary
8 Min Read
US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft sit on the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida on August 28, 2025. (DVIDS)
US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft sit on the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida on August 28, 2025. (DVIDS)
Commentary
The Business of American Military Deterrence
Sankar
Sankar
Shyam Sankar
Former Trustee
Shyam Sankar
Commentary
1 Min Read
Graduates listen to a student speaker during the 257th Commencement Ceremony at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 25, 2025. (Joseph Prezioso via Getty Images)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Commentary
Dropping the Bomb on JCIDS
Sankar
Sankar
Shyam Sankar
Former Trustee
Shyam Sankar
Commentary
4 Min Read
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
Commentary
How Europe Can Make Putin Pay
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Peter Rough
Commentary
6 Min Read
An Israeli soldier attaches a Druze flag to the antenna of a Humvee along a barbed-wire fence in the Golan Heights near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on July 19, 2025. (Jalaa Marey via Getty Images)
An Israeli soldier attaches a Druze flag to the antenna of a Humvee along a barbed-wire fence in the Golan Heights near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on July 19, 2025. (Jalaa Marey via Getty Images)
Podcast
Why Is Israel Invested in the Fate of Syria’s Druze?
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Jonathan Hessen
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow
Jonathan Hessen
Podcast
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