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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.

151020-N-JC374-240 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 20, 2015) Eric Sharp, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operator assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, recovers a MK 18 MOD 2 UUV after an operational test. The MK 18 MOD 2 UUV uses side scan sonar to search and discover objects of interest. CTG 56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, and force protection operations throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd

An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operator recovers a MK 18 MOD 2 UUV after an operational test off the coast of Bahrain on October 20, 2015. (US Navy Photo by Jonah Stepanik)

Commentary

Submarines Will Not Solve America’s Eroding Undersea Advantage

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 5, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

An oil tanker and a cargo ship are seen anchored off the coast of Long Beach, California, on April 24, 2020. - According to a news release issued by the United States Coast Guard, there were 27 tankers off the Southern California coast as of April 23 afternoon. Companies are using the tankers to store excess supplies of crude oil due to lack of demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic, US media reported. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

An oil tanker and a cargo ship anchored off the coast of Long Beach, California, on April 24, 2020. (Apu Gomez/AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

America's Need for Energy Independence

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Dec 5, 2022

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

US Manufacturers Moving out of China

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Dec 5, 2022

In the Media

U.S. Marines fire an M777-A2 Howitzer in Syria, June 2, 2017.

US Marines fire an M777-A2 Howitzer in Syria on June 2, 2017. (US Marine Corps Photo by Matthew Callahan)

Podcast

What the Killing of the Fifth ISIS Emir Means for International Terrorism

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Dec 5, 2022

Podcast

(Pexels)

Commentary

Ban TikTok, Now

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 2, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze take part in joint drills with NATO allies on June 6, 2022, in the Mediterranean Sea. (Michelle Tucker via DVIDS)

Commentary

Strengthening Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

James J. Przystup

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

James J. Przystup

Dec 1, 2022

Commentary

6 Min Read

A gathering outside of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 2022, celebrating the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the embassy by protestors. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

In the Media

How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Weapon?

Josh Block

Adjunct Fellow

Josh Block

Dec 1, 2022

In the Media

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III in Simi Valley, California, on December 3, 2022. (US Secretary of Defense via Flickr)

Commentary

Nuclear Hunting Licenses

Ukrainian Army soldier Ihor Gutsenko gets ready to fly an Airlogix unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone in a field outside Kyiv on November 9, 2022. (Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)

Commentary

Arm Ukraine to Fight Drones from the Air

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Timothy A. Walton

Nov 28, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Xi Jinping arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 15, 2022. (Mast Irham/AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

How to Engage and Prevail in Political Warfare against China

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Nov 28, 2022

Reports

Long Read

Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations at a residential building hit by a kamikaze drone on October 17, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran's Drones Allow It to Export Instability

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Nov 25, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a systems check on their VROD/VMAX electronic warfare equipment before conducting a tactical exercise in El Paso, Texas, on November 20, 2018. (US Army Photo)

Commentary

Artificial Intelligence and Future Warfare