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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.

Smoke rises after coup supporters set fire to the headquarters of President Mohamed Bazoum's party, the Party for Democracy and Socialism in Niger in Niamey, Niger, on July 27, 2023. (Balima Boureima/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Reports

Niger’s Coup Is a West African Disaster in the Making

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Jul 28, 2023

Reports

9 Min Read

Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' movie poster is seen in Cinema City multiplex cinema in Bonarka shopping center in Krakow, Poland, on July 25, 2023. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

What Does Oppenheimer Teach about Nuclear Deterrence?

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738) off the coast of Florida on August 31, 2016. (US Navy Photo John Kowalski/Released)

Podcast

National Security and the Nuclear Threat

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 25, 2023

Podcast

US Air Force Airmen assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing recover a B-2 Spirit before a hot-pit refueling at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 19, 2023. (Sheila DeVera via DVIDS)

Podcast

Nuclear War with Russia?

A North Korean guard post is seen from South Korea near the demilitarized zone on July 19, 2023, in Paju, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)

Commentary

US Soldier Travis King’s Mad, Doomed Dash to North Korea

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jul 20, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh fires a standard missile during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea on January 23, 2023. (Santiago Navarro via DVIDS)

Commentary

Ernst and Gallagher Are Right: US Needs “Rings of Fire” in Asia against China

Jeremy Hunt

Media Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Jul 20, 2023

Commentary

3 Min Read

(Screenshot via Real America's Voice)

In the Media

America’s Failing Arms Control Policy

The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea on November 21, 2020. (Molly Crawford via DVIDS)

Commentary

A Deterrence Response Monitoring Capability for the US Department of Defense

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Jul 17, 2023

Commentary

Long Read

Amid intensifying threats military from China, Taiwanese soldiers carrying artillery to tanks during the two-day live-fire drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Reports

Campaigning to Dissuade: Applying Emerging Technologies to Engage and Succeed in the Information Age Security Competition