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An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs after executing in-flight refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during exercise Juniper Oak 23.3 above the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 11, 2023. The U.S. is committed to its partnership with Israel while developing and maintaining interoperability with its partners, and ensuring regional security by providing essential training to deter adversaries from taking aggressive actions or malign activities against the U.S., coalition and p

An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs in-flight on July 11, 2023. (US Air Force)

Commentary

The US Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Commentary

Dec 24, 2025

Commentary

6 Min Read

(School of War)

Commentary

American Industry and the Future of War

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Commentary

Dec 23, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

St. Anne's Church, Bowden Hill, United Kingdom. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Fourteen Posts of Christmas: 2025–2026 Edition

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Dec 23, 2025

Commentary

13 Min Read

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on November 25, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How China Turned the Arab Spring to Its Advantage

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Dec 23, 2025

Commentary

6 Min Read

Recruits crawl a designated distance with combat gear under the supervision of instructors during the zero day of basic combined arms training with the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade at an improvised training ground in Ukraine, on December 12, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform). NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS. (Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Recruits crawl a designated distance with combat gear during the zero day of basic combined arms training in Ukraine, on December 12, 2025 (Getty Images)

Commentary

Underrated Global Risks in 2026

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Commentary

Dec 23, 2025

Commentary

2 Min Read

(What Really Matters Logo)

Podcast

Heritage, MAGA, Venezuela, Trump, and the Great Ben Sasse

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Dec 23, 2025

Podcast

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Reports

Learning Resources v. Trump: Is the Supreme Court Ready to Grant the President “Sole Power” over the US Economy?

Paul Sracic

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Paul Sracic

Reports

Dec 22, 2025

Reports

13 Min Read

This photograph showsthe Ukrainian flag and the Motherland Monument (R) in Kyiv on August 23, 2025, a day before the Independence Day of Ukraine, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Ukrainian flag and the Motherland Monument in Kyiv on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Financial Foundations Cannot Support Peace in Ukraine

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Commentary

Dec 22, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Canadian flag flies in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica near Parliament Hill on October 26, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Canada’s Bill C-9 and the Growing Threat to Religious Freedom