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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.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)

Podcast

Decoding Trump’s Foreign Policy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 30, 2025

Podcast

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the awarding ceremony at the Moscow State University, on January 24, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited the oldest university in Russia, marking the Russian Students Day. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the awarding ceremony at the Moscow State University, on January 24, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Must Call Putin’s Bluff on Ukraine Talks

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Jan 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers work on a Soviet era Pion self propelled howitzer in the direction of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on January 27, 2025. (Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | North Korean Military Involvement Special Edition

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Jan 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

Israel Update: Shouting Match over Gaza

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jan 29, 2025

Podcast

U.S. Navy Sailors with Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122), climb the brow as U.S. Marine Corps helicopters with Marine Aircraft Group 49, fly over during a commissioning ceremony on Nov. 9, 2024 at New York, New York.

United States Navy Sailors with Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Basilone during a commissioning ceremony on November 9, 2024, in New York, New York. (DVIDS)

Podcast

Eric Chewning and Tom Moore on the Warship Production Crisis

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Jan 28, 2025

Podcast

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02. (DVIDS)

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a vertical launching system on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02. (DVIDS)

Reports

Key Takeaways: President Trump’s Iron Dome for America

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 28, 2025

Reports

2 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Evidence of COVID-19 Origins Hidden for Years

David Asher

Senior Fellow

David Asher

Jan 28, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | January 27

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Jan 27, 2025

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

On Israel Keeping Troops in Lebanon

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 26, 2025

In the Media

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Paris, France, on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Mathilde Kaczkowski / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Commentary

Trump Seizes the Initiative with Ultimatum on Ukraine