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In commemoration of Ukraine’s year-long fight against Russia, the acting Adjutant General of the California National Guard, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew P. Beevers joined by Mr. Denys Martynenko, Vice-Consul of the Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco, raised the U.S. and Ukraine flag at the Joint Force Headquarters, Sacramento, California, Feb. 22, 2023. The California National Guard continues a 30 year-long relationship through the State Partnership Program with Ukraine. (Photo by U.S. Army Nation

US and Ukraine flags fly at the Joint Force Headquarters in Sacramento, California, on February 22, 2023. (US Army National Guard photo by Amanda H. Johnson)

Podcast

Does Helping Ukraine Hurt Taiwan?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 6, 2023

Podcast

A successful ballistic missile intercept launched from the Kauai Test Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, on July 31, 2009. (US Navy via DVIDS)

Commentary

The Wisdom of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Mar 31, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on February 14, 2023. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Dire Consequences of America’s Iran-Friendly Strategy

Ahmad Hashemi

Former Research Fellow

Ahmad Hashemi

Mar 30, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Mi-24 helicopter takes off for a combat mission against Russian forces on March 25, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Taras Ibragimov via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 29

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 29, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

An M1 Abrams tank fires at targets on Februray 24, 2023. (Justin Smith via DVIDS)

In the Media

The Future of the US Tank Force

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 28, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

How Intelligence Failures Helped Iran

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Mar 22, 2023

Podcast

Ukrainian servicemen fire a D-30 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 21, 2023. (Sergey Shestak/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 22

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 22, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is launched from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California. The missile scored a direct hit on a mobile ship target. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Bell/Released)

A Kongsberg naval strike missile is launched from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California. (US Navy photo by Zachary D. Bell)

Podcast

The Navy Budget, AUKUS, and the MQ-9 Reaper Mishap

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 20, 2023

Podcast

#Ukraine: In the first credible sighting of Iranian drones in use by Russian forces, here we see the remains of a HESA Shahed-136 loitering munition (or a design based on it), which is made in Iran. From the appearance, it seems it likely detonated.

A Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone allegedly shot down in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in September 2022. (@UAWeapons via Twitter)

Commentary

How to Curb the Threat of Iranian Drones

Ahmad Hashemi

Former Research Fellow

Ahmad Hashemi

Mar 17, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi hold a meeting in Tehran on July 19, 2022. (Sergei Savostyanov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

NATO’s Black Sea Frontier Is the Southern Shore of the Caspian Sea

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Mar 16, 2023

Reports

9 Min Read

A Ukrainian serviceman flies a drone to spot Russian positions near the city of Bakhmut, in the region of Donbas, on March 5, 2023. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

A Ukrainian serviceman flies a drone to spot Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 5, 2023. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 15

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 15, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

Crowds fill the tarmac while coalition forces form a security perimeter around the runway at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. Once airborne, aircrew assigned to the U-28A Draco provided surveillance and reconnaissance of the ground situation at the airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Scott Hardman)

Crowds fill the tarmac while coalition forces form a security perimeter around the runway at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, on August 16, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Scott Hardman)

In the Media

The Afghanistan Failure Started Long before August 2021