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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)

Reports

The Quick and the Dead: How Adaptation in Contact Drives Military Advantage

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Ian Crone

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark, Ian Crone & Dan Patt

Reports

Mar 16, 2026

Reports

5 Min Read

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)

Reports

Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally

Giorgi Kandelaki

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Giorgi Kandelaki & Luke Coffey

Reports

Mar 3, 2026

Reports

5 Min Read

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Nightmare Scenario for Iran

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Jan 23, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

Heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States are seen at the Heydar Aliyev Congress Center in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on October 7, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why the US Must Include the Organization of Turkic States in Its Central Asia Policy

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Jan 13, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

President Donald Trump arrives at a signing ceremony with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process Requires Momentum

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Jan 10, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers practice building assault tactics on October 16, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | Critical Trends from 2025

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Dec 24, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Commentary

Azerbaijan’s Geopolitical Role in Energy

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Commentary

Dec 21, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Disabling One Bridge Could Shatter Russia’s War Machine (and It’s Not the Kerch) Luke Coffey and Can Kasapoğlu

Bridges are seen crossing the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in February 2017, with a road bridge in the foreground and rail bridge in the background. (Wikimedia Commons)

Reports

Disabling One Bridge Could Shatter Russia’s War Machine (and It’s Not the Kerch)

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Luke Coffey & Can Kasapoğlu

Reports

Dec 19, 2025

Reports

8 Min Read

U.S. Soldiers from Battle Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, prepare to stage a M1A2 SEP Version 3 Abrams tank for ammunition supply during the Iron Spear Tank Competition in Adazi, Latvia, on Nov. 19, 2025. Two armor crews from Battle Company represented the U.S. Army in a multinational tank competition, which aims to strengthen convergence, enhance readiness, and increase lethality across NATO partnerships. This portion of the competition tested the crews’ knowledge and physical skills by putti

A US tank staged during the Iron Spear Tank Competition in Adazi, Latvia, on November 19, 2025. (US Army)

Reports

The US Should Cement Its Presence in the Baltic

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Reports

Dec 15, 2025

Reports

Long Read

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Testimony

Flashpoint: A Path Toward Stability in the Western Balkans

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Testimony

Dec 2, 2025

Testimony

Long Read

Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, and Croatian President Franjo Tudjman initialize the Balkan Proximity Peace Talks Agreement on November 21, 1995, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Dayton Agreement Shows How Diplomacy Can Bring Peace

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Nov 28, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

AH-64 Apache helicopters depart a forward arming and refueling point to conduct aerial gunnery tables at Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania on September 9, 2025. (US Army)

Commentary

As We Await the Pentagon’s Posture Review, Here’s One Country We Should Keep Troops In