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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.

Syrians living in Turkey celebrate with opposition flags after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Burak Kara via Getty Images)

Commentary

Turkey’s Syrian Gambit Pays Off

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Dec 14, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

Homeland Security Threats from China Are Real and Adding Up

Jonathan Ward

Former Senior Fellow

Jonathan Ward

Dec 13, 2024

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

The US Needs to Return to a Pressure Campaign in the Middle East

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 13, 2024

In the Media

Donald Trump and Narendra Modi embrace while delivering joint statements at the White House on June 26, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson via Getty Images)

Commentary

India, US Need Each Other to Combat China. Don’t Let Domestic Politics Come in the Way

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Dec 12, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Building and Sustaining the Naval Force Structure the Nation Needs

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 12, 2024

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Peace Always Comes Through Strength

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 11, 2024

In the Media

Ukrainian soldiers prepare the BM-21 artillery in the direction of Kurakhove, Ukraine, on December 4, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | December 11

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test Sept. 10 to certify the carrier variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test on September 10. (DVIDS)

Commentary

The Pentagon Must Build Weapons Differently to Mobilize for the Information Age

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt & Bryan Clark

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Turkish soldiers on a tank sit opposite the town of Ain al-Arab, Syria, on October 11, 2014. (Aris Messinis via Getty Images)

Commentary

Assad’s Collapse Is a Blow to Russia’s Middle East Strategy

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

A worker is producing semiconductor products for export to Europe and the United States at a production line in Binzhou, China, on April 1, 2024. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

An employee holds a silicon wafer with chips etched into it at Applied Materials in Sunnyvale, California, on May 22, 2023. (Jim Wilson/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Reindustrialization: A Strategy for American Sovereignty and Security