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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

A Nigerian soldier loads his machine gun during training in Monguno, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Getty Images)

Reports

A Better Understanding of Nigeria’s Problems

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Nov 5, 2025

Reports

11 Min Read

Ukrainian servicemen drive a tank near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on December 23, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | November 5

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Nov 5, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Russian military unveils the submarine Khabarovsk at Sevmash JSC Shipyard in Severodvinsk, Russia, on November 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Russian Super Weapons and What Comes Next for the US

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Nov 4, 2025

Podcast

The fireball and plume from the Operation Plumbbob shot Priscilla atomic explosion are seen at Camp Mercury in Yucca Flats, Nevada, on June 24, 1957. (Getty Images)

Commentary

New START and Trump’s Nuclear Test

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

Arab News: Typhoon Deal Signals Liftoff for UK-Turkiye Security Partnership By Luke Coffey October 31, 2025

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to BAE Systems in Warton, Preston, on October 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Typhoon Deal Signals Liftoff for UK-Türkiye Security Partnership

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents during a joint press conference in front of a Gripen fighter jet in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025, after talks on Russia's ongoing of aggression against Ukraine and the countries' deepening defense cooperation. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on October 22 that Sweden and Ukraine had signed a letter of intent to develop air capabilities, which could see Ukraine buy up to 150 Gripen fight

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents confirming the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025.

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 29

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Oct 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Haneda Airport on October 27, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Trump-Xi Trade Talks, US-China Competition, Singapore, and Japan

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Oct 28, 2025

Podcast

CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2025) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Reyes, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), participates in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug tr

US marines participate in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on October 14, 2025. (US Navy photo)

Podcast

Second Breakfast: Venezuela, Shutdowns, PE Plus Army, E.B. Sledge

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Oct 28, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via NHK World)

In the Media

How Trump Views the New Japanese Prime Minister

Paul Sracic

Adjunct Fellow

Paul Sracic

Oct 27, 2025

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Trump’s Objectives with Japan’s New PM, the TikTok Framework, and US-China Trade Deal

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 27, 2025

In the Media

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Podcast

Drug Wars, Sanctions, Nuclear Power, and Japan

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 25, 2025

Podcast

Leaders and delegates pose for a photo at the Balkans Summit hosted by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on October 22, 2025, in London. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Europe Must Keep Focus on Western Balkans