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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.

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In the Media

What Trump Is Willing to Put On the Table for a Ceasefire

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Mar 17, 2025

In the Media

A screen grab from a video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military uniform, visiting a command post in Kursk, Russia, on March 12, 2025. (Kremlin Press Office via Getty Images)

Commentary

All Eyes on Putin for Next Step to Ukraine Peace

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Mar 15, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering press statements before an official dinner in Jerusalem, on May 22, 2017. (Ngan Mandel/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Has Powerful Friends in America—but a Few Enemies Too

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Mar 15, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at the Special European Council in Brussels on March 6, 2025. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Post-Ukraine: Europe Already Planning Military Buildup

Joel Scanlon

Executive Vice President

Joel Scanlon

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

(School of War)

Podcast

The Evolution of Combat Between Historical Military Icons

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Mar 14, 2025

Podcast

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In the Media

NATO’s Effort to Appease the United States and the Trump Administration Facilitating Peace Talks

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Mar 14, 2025

In the Media

Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Save Ukraine

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu & Peter Rough

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Somewhere in North Vietnam- US Navy Lieutenant Commander Richard Allen Stratton waters vegetables in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp on Christmas Day, 1968. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Commentary

Prisoner at War—The Death of an American Hero

William Luti

Adjunct Fellow

William Luti

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Taiwan's armed forces hold two days of routine drills to show combat readiness ahead of Lunar New Year holidays at a military base on January 11, 2023, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (Annabelle Chih via Getty Images)

Podcast

Cross-Strait Tensions Intensify as Indo-Pacific Allies Begin to Worry About US Relations

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Mar 14, 2025

Podcast

Security forces reporting to Syria's transitional government patrol the streets of Dummar, during an operation to seize weapons and hunt down armed supporters of the ousted Assad leadership on January 15, 2025. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Praying for a Better Future in Syria—Without Jihadis

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Mar 13, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian military walk through the destruction after a large scale Russian attack on a residential complex on March 7th that killed 11 people and injured 47 on March 10, 2025 in Dobropillia, Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump's recent decision to pause intelligence sharing with Kyiv has sparked concerns in Ukraine that Russian missile strikes could now strike cities without prior warning. (Photo by Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)

Ukrainian military walk through the destruction after a large scale Russian attack on a residential complex on March 10, 2025, in Dobropillia, Ukraine. (Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 12

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 12, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a long-planned, live-fire sinking exercise off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, on July 17, 2024. (DVIDS)

Commentary

Exploit America’s Commercial Strengths to Mobilize Weapons Production