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Boats move through the East River with the Manhattan skyline in the background during Labor Day Weekend in Williamsburg on September 03, 2022 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.

Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit counted on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter

Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Hit Iran in Its Shadow Bank Accounts

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Jan 20, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

The Greenlandic flag flies on January 20, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. European leaders are scheduled to meet later this week to formulate their response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threat of punitive tariffs against countries who obstruct his desire to acquire Greenland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The Greenlandic flag flies on January 20, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Greenland Strategy and Arctic Ambitions

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

Jan 20, 2026

Podcast

A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen on the top of the Congress Centre that hosts the WEF annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos on its opening day in Davos on January 19, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Image

A sign of the World Economic Forum is seen on the top of the Congress Centre in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19, 2026. (Getty Image)

Commentary

Davos Men Create Hard Times

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Jan 19, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Podcast

Were the Founders Isolationists?

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Podcast

Jan 16, 2026

Podcast

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Podcast

Did DEI Produce a Military Recruitment Recession?

Mike Gallagher

Distinguished Fellow

Mike Gallagher

Podcast

Jan 15, 2026

Podcast

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral meeting with Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi at the Pentagon, Washington, DC, Jan. 15, 2026. (US Navy )

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends a meeting at the Pentagon on January 15, 2026. (US Navy)

Commentary

The Last Supper Is Over

Shyam Sankar

Trustee

Shyam Sankar

Commentary

Jan 15, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Commentary

Trump on Antisemitism, Aid to Israel, and Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Jan 14, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, and Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello appear at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 15, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Venezuela’s Power Vacuum and the Path Forward

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

Jan 14, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and Greenland

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

In the Media

Jan 14, 2026

In the Media

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, execute the Basic Swim Qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 13, 2024. Monitored by Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival (MCIWS), the recruits are tested on their capabilities in the water.

Recruits are seen at Parris Island, South Carolina, on May 13, 2024. (US Marine Corps)

Commentary

How DEI Caused a Military Recruitment Crisis

Mike Gallagher

Distinguished Fellow

Mike Gallagher

Commentary

Jan 13, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Podcast

China’s Strategic Plan for Iran and Venezuela, How the US Counters China’s Global Strategy, and Misreading the Monroe Doctrine

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Jan 13, 2026

Podcast

A Russian ruble coin is pictured in front of the Kremlin in Moscow on September 12, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Anti-Corruption Update

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Podcast

Jan 12, 2026

Podcast

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