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Pakistan's army chief and field marshal meeting with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, upon his arrival in Islamabad on April 25, 2026. (Getty Images)

Iranian Regime Suffering from a Rupture Caused by Power Struggles

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Podcast

China's President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Haruna Furuhashi - Pool/Getty Images)

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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

China’s Rage Machine: Power or Performance?

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

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US Sanctions Chinese Shadow Fleet Vessels over Iranian Oil

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

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Representatives from more than a dozen foreign diplomatic missions and the media view damage at sites previously targeted by US-Israeli strikes, on April 20, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

A partial view of the Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument, honoring Canada's peacekeeping efforts, and the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in the background, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Canada's Peacekeeping Monument and the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Who Best Protects Rights?

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

A member of the Homeland Security Investigations Special Response Team is seen wearing his uniform during Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference at a federal office building on October 20, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida. The Secretary addressed ongoing immigration enforcement efforts and federal coordination with local authorities across the state, while praising President Donald Trump for their joint accomplishments under the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," which received congress

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A member of the Homeland Security is seen wearing his uniform on October 20, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida. (Getty Images)

Fund DHS—America Can’t Afford the High Cost of a Reactive Defense

Tod Lindberg

Senior Fellow

Tod Lindberg

Commentary

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waits to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron during a welcome ceremony at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan on April 01, 2026. (Photo by Philip Fong / Pool / AFP/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi during a welcome ceremony at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan, on April 1, 2026. (Getty Images)

Japan Lifts Its Lethal Weapons Export Ban

William Chou

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair

William Chou

Commentary

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Will There Be a Diplomatic Breakthrough?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Taiwanese soldiers walk past a Sky Sword II Land-based Air Defence Missile in Taichung on January 27, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

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Taiwanese soldiers walk past a Sky Sword II Land-based Air Defence Missile in Taichung on January 27, 2026. (Getty Images)

China’s Cognitive Warfare and Taiwanese Defense Spending

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

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Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy, during Vice President JD Vance's speech on April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)

Why US-Iran Talks Remain Stalled

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

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