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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.

A Pakistani border security guard stands near the Torkham International Border Crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar Province on April 20, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Beyond Counterterrorism: A Legitimacy-Centered Framework for Pakistan’s Security Crisis

Amira Jadoon

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science at Clemson University, South Carolina.

Amira Jadoon

Oct 6, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

An Israeli flag flutters on the window of a building that was damaged during the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Kibbutz Menara in northern Israel on November 28, 2024. The Israeli military on November 28 said it hit a facility in southern Lebanon belonging to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, a day after a ceasefire between the group and Israel began. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

An Israeli flag flutters on the window of a building in northern Israel on November 28, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel and Syria: A Conversation with Charmaine Hedding

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Oct 6, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists and answers questions in Kyiv on September 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine’s Position Is Improving Despite Stalled Peace Process

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 3, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

The U.S. Air Force 354th Air Expeditionary Wing and Marine Aircraft Group 12 performed a capabilities demonstration during a pre-planned readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 7, 2022. The demonstration included U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets, F-35B Lighting IIs, KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-35A Lighting II aircraft, showcasing a high level of readiness and joint service capability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Mari

The United States Air Force 354th Air Expeditionary Wing and Marine Aircraft Group 12 performed a capabilities demonstration during a pre-planned readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps)

Podcast

Scaling and Modernizing US Air Force Capabilities

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Oct 2, 2025

Podcast

A Ukrainian soldier loads an artillery shell near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on September 9, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 1

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Oct 1, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)

Commentary

Forge Ahead with the Sentinel ICBM, but Consider Making It Mobile

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 30, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

US Marines embark on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington from a CH-53K helicopter on September 25, 2025. (US Navy)

Reports

Information Inoculation: Preparing US Warfighters for Cognitive War

Robert “Jake” Bebber

Andrew W. Marshall Scholar

Robert “Jake” Bebber

Sep 29, 2025

Reports

12 Min Read

Defense Scoop: The New Airpower Advantage September 29, 2025 By Bryan Clark and Dan Patt

A US Air Force F-35A Lightning II flies over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 26, 2025. (US Air Force)

Commentary

The New Airpower Advantage

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Sep 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

China’s liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles DongFeng-5C pass through Tiananmen Square during a military parade on September 3, 2025 in Beijing. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How US Should Respond after China Rejects Trump Nuclear Talks, Shows Off New Weapons at Parade