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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.

Yemenis walk past an installation depicting military drones in Sanaa on November 16, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Yemen's Huthi rebels on November 13, threatened to target Israeli ships in the Red Sea, as the group said they had launched another missile targeting the country over its war with Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Yemenis walk past an installation depicting military drones in Sanaa on November 16, 2023, in the Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | November 16, 2023

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Nov 16, 2023

Commentary

14 Min Read

Luke Coffey at Hudson Institute.

Commentary

Playlist: The Facts about US Aid to Ukraine

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Nov 16, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via You Tube)

In the Media

Why the Pentagon Needs Laser Weapons on the Battlefield

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Nov 15, 2023

In the Media

Family and friends attend the funeral of an Israeli soldier who was killed in the Gaza war on November 8, 2023. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel: On Our Minds and Hearts

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Nov 14, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

In the Media

The Increasing Attacks against US Forces in the Middle East

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Nov 14, 2023

In the Media

Protesters during a rally in support of Palestinians at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on November 12, 2023. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Whom Does Hamas Represent?

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Nov 14, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Soldiers from an Israeli artillery unit wait for orders to fire from the Israeli side of the border toward the Gaza Strip on November 6, 2023, in southern Israel. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Commentary

Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | November 14, 2023

Michael Doran

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

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Jonathan Schachter

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

Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu & Jonathan Schachter

Nov 14, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Podcast

AoD | The US Is Underperforming in Global Shipping, and It’s Dangerous (feat. Michael Roberts)

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Marshall Kosloff & Michael Roberts

Nov 14, 2023

Podcast

Demonstrators gather with Iranian and Palestinian flags and the yellow flags of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah during a protest in Tehran in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran Is the Main Beneficiary of the Gaza Crisis, but Israel Can Turn the Tables

Ahmad Hashemi

Former Research Fellow

Ahmad Hashemi

Nov 13, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Iran Wants to Leave Hamas as an “Active Threat” to Israel

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Nov 12, 2023

In the Media

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing march in the National Veterans Day Parade in Birmingham, Alabama, on November 11, 2023. (US Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Farson)

Commentary

Veterans, Every Story of Service Matters