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Turkish flag waves in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 3, 2016. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Photo via Getty Images)

Podcast

Assessing the Taliban’s Acceptance into Istanbul

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Jun 24, 2024

Podcast

A Ukrainian soldier of the 43rd Infantry Brigade fires a bazooka during a tactical training session in the direction of the Ukrainian border, Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine, June 05, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A Ukrainian soldier fires a bazooka in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on June 5, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Bazooka vs. the Blunt Scalpel

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Jun 22, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

A Ukrainian serviceman searches for a target with a US Stinger air defence missile launcher on the front line in Zaporizhzhia region. The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. This Presidential Drawdown Authority package has an estimated value of $225 million. The latest defense package will provide Ukraine with additional capabilities to meet its most urgent battlefield needs, such as air defense interceptors; artillery systems and munitions; armored vehicles; and

A Ukrainian serviceman searches for a target in Orikhiv, Ukraine, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Podcast

US Increases Defense Spending and Aid to Ukraine

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jun 21, 2024

Podcast

An airman unstraps an inert Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) during the Lone Star Challenge at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on July 13, 2023. (US Air Force photo)

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaking at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. (Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s Radical Legacy in Mexico

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Jun 20, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via Israel Update)

Podcast

The “Color Revolution” Fails

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jun 18, 2024

Podcast

Raphael Arnault gestures during a rally following the European election results, in Lyon, France, on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Far Right First to Shine in Europe’s Summer of Elections

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jun 14, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via Youtube)

Podcast

Behind the Scenes of Biden’s Speech

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jun 4, 2024

Podcast

The sun sets behind an American flag flying at the Tear Drop 9/11 Memorial on May 12, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

American flag flying at a 9/11 Memorial on May 12, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Commentary

Review of Charles Kesler’s “National Conservatism and Its Discontents”

John Fonte

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for American Common Culture

John Fonte

Jun 3, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

China Insider Podcast | Taiwanese President Lai Ching Te's Inauguration

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

May 29, 2024

Podcast

U.S. Army soldiers from the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., during the Flags In ceremony, May 23, 2024.(Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery/U.S. Army)

Soldiers from the Third US Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard) place flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 23, 2024. (Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery/US Army)

Commentary

Don’t Forget the Purpose of Memorial Day

Jeremy Hunt

Media Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

May 27, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Netanyahu Faces Political Challenges amid the Israel-Hamas War

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem on May 12, 2024. (Photo by Debbie Hill/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

Netanyahu Faces Political Challenges amid the Israel-Hamas War