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This image grab shows one of the Israeli hostages exiting a vehicle to be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the hostage-prisoner exchange operation in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. The Israeli military said the Red Cross had confirmed the handover of three hostages on January 19, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum campaign group had identified the three women set to be relea

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This image grab shows one of the Israeli hostages exiting a vehicle during the hostage-prisoner exchange in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas Is Bloodthirsty and Cruel

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

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President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing in his impeachment trial on January 21, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. (Kim Hong-Ji via Getty Images)

Trump-Xi Contest and South Korea’s Political Crisis

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

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President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on June 27, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong via Getty Images)

Return of the Dealmaker

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Commentary

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, on December 28, 2024. (Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Maximum Pressure on Iran Means Imposing Costs on China

Nate Sibley

Former Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Commentary

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Melania Trump and Donald Trump arrive at St. John's Church as part of Inauguration ceremonies on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Scott Olson via Getty Images)

American Exceptionalism Is Back

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

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China's Xi'an Y-20 transport aircraft flies on November 1, 2016, in Zhuhai, China. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

Donald Trump 2.0 and the Next Era of Superpower Competition

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Commentary

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Flag for the meeting between Roberta Metsola and Mark Rutte in Brussels, Belgium, on January 15, 2025. (Martin Bertrand/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Already Concentrates Minds on Defense

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

(Nov. 5, 2024) An unmanned surface vessel, attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, participates in exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Army photo)

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An uncrewed surface vessel, attached to US Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, participates in exercise Digital Talon 3.0
on November 5, 2024. (US Army)

Sensing and Sensemaking