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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.

A pilot marshals a B-2 Spirit bomber at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on June 13, 2024. (US Air Force photo)

Commentary

To Bolster Diplomacy and Deterrence Make Our Enemies Fear the Bomber

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 22, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | April 22

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Marshall Billingslea & Jonathan Hessen

Apr 22, 2025

In the Media

(School of War)

Podcast

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Iran

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Apr 22, 2025

Podcast

President Barack Obama holds a copy of the Iran nuclear agreement presented to him by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during the House Democratic Issues Conference on January 28, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Tore Up Obama’s Iran Deal. Is He Now Negotiating Something Worse?

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 22, 2025

Commentary

9 Min Read

CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and research vessel, navigates near Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic on September 27, 2015. (Clement Sabourin via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Response to China-Russia Arctic Dominance Could Bolster US-Canada Ties

Liselotte Odgaard

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Liselotte Odgaard

Apr 22, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

The Dangers of the Developing Relationship Between the Houthis, China, and Russia

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 21, 2025

In the Media

A Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet prepares to take off at an airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on 7 November, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Taiwan and the Evolution of Quad: Will the Two Converge?

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Apr 20, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

State officials led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visit Anıtkabir to mark Republic Day on October 29, 2024, in Ankara, Turkey. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Folly of Treating Ankara as an Adversary

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 20, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Brahim Ghali, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD) and Secretary-General of the Polisario front, salutes the flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD). (Getty Images)

Brahim Ghali, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) salutes the SADR flag on January 13, 2023. (Getty Images)

Reports

The Strategic Case for Designating the Polisario Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Apr 18, 2025

Reports

9 Min Read

A Ukrainian law enforcement officer inspects the remains of a missile in front of a destroyed perfume and cosmetics manufacturing building following an attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 18, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Work Toward a Lasting Peace in Ukraine

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Apr 18, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office at the White House on February 24, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Trump Administration’s Belief in Multipolarity Informs Its Transatlantic Security Policy