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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a press event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China , on October 23, 2022. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Applying Pressure to the Chinese Communist Party

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

In the Media

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President Joe Biden attends a meeting of the I2U2 group with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2022. (Adam Schultz via Flickr)

The Trans-Regional Benefits of I2U2 for the US

Aparna Pande

Senior Fellow

Aparna Pande

Commentary

190227-N-FC670-1273 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2019) The Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2), sails in the eastern Pacific. LCS are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communic

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The littoral combat ship USS Independence sails in the eastern Pacific. (US Navy photo by Shannon Renfroe)

The Littoral Combat Ship Fleet's Short Life

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

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What to Watch 2023: Critical Policy Decisions Ahead for US Commercial Maritime Industry

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Roberts

Commentary

A U.S. Air Force security forces raven, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, maintains security aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen)

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A US Air Force security forces raven maintains security aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan on August 24, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Donald R. Allen)

How the US Lost the Plot in Afghanistan

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions at a front line in Donbas, Ukraine, on June 15, 2022. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Arm Ukraine or Prepare for China? Wrong Question.