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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.

Taliban security personnel stand guard in the Guzara District, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

Al Qaeda Invites Jihadists to Training Camps in Afghanistan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Jun 10, 2024

In the Media

US Army Soldiers, salute a World War II veteran in France on June 6, 2024. (US Army photo by Sgt. Landon Carter)

Commentary

A Day for Us to Remember—and a Day China Wants to Forget

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Jun 8, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

A baby stroller, along with other personal belongings are left on the side of the road on October 10, 2023, in Kfar Aza, Israel. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld via Getty Images)

Commentary

Joe Biden Has Forgotten What Happened on Oct. 7 — But Israelis Can’t

Nikki R. Haley

Walter P. Stern Chair

Nikki R. Haley

Jun 7, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

AoD Podcast | How the US Can Win the Cold War against China in the Twenty-First Century (feat. Dmitri Alperovitch)

Marshall Kosloff

Former Media Fellow

Marshall Kosloff

Jun 5, 2024

Podcast

Ukrainian infantrymen during training in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 28, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | June 5

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Jun 5, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Unspecified, Ukraine. M142 HIMARS proved to be a highly effective weapon, striking targets both on the front line and deep in the Russian rear. (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine. (Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Strategic Contest in Ukraine: A Pivotal War Foreshadowing a Major US-China Conflict

Tomas Janeliūnas

Former Visiting Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Tomas Janeliūnas

Jun 5, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via C4ISRNet)

In the Media

The State of JADC2

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jun 5, 2024

In the Media

Images captured by the U.S. ASA Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

A Short-Range Reconnaissance quadcopter in Fort Dix, New Jersey, on May 9, 2024. (Daniel Amburg via DVIDS)

In the Media

The New Iron Triangle

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jun 5, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | June 3

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

Jun 3, 2024

In the Media

Taliban security forces demonstrate their skills during the ceremony in Guzara district of Herat province on June 22, 2023. (Mohsen Karimi/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Taliban Need to Change Their Ways