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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.

In the Media

Does North Korea have capability to shoot down US bombers?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 26, 2017

In the Media

Commentary

Bahrain Declaration Brings Hope for Muslim Moderation

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Sep 22, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

Displaced Yazidis cross the Syrian-Iraqi border, August 13, 2014 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Help Iraq’s Religious Minorities

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Sep 21, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

TRANSCRIPT: U.S. Strategic Command Commander’s Perspective on 21st Century Deterrence

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

John P. Walters

President and CEO

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs & John P. Walters

Sep 20, 2017

Commentary

Long Read

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un touring unknown North Korean facility, September 3, 2017 (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Real Culprit Behind North Korea’s Missile Threat May Be Vladimir Putin

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Sep 19, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

Chinese UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi speaks a meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea, September 11, 2017 (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Commentary

What Really Drives China's North Korea Policy?

Abram N. Shulsky

Senior Fellow

Lewis Libby

Former Senior Vice President

Abram N. Shulsky & Lewis Libby

Sep 19, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

Iranian missile during annual military parade in Tehran, September 22, 2015 (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Nuclear Deal Is Only Half of It

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Sep 18, 2017

Commentary

7 Min Read

A U.S. Army advisor for the Afghan Air Force signals the Afghan crew chief during a training mission outside of Kabul, September 13, 2017 (Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

Commentary

John Kerry Was Right About Terrorism in 2004, and Donald Trump And His Generals Are Wrong

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Sep 18, 2017

Commentary

9 Min Read

In the Media

The North Korean Missile Threat

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Sep 16, 2017

In the Media

In the Media

Michael Doran on America's Middle East Strategy

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Sep 15, 2017

In the Media

In the Media

How Sanctions Could Upset North Korea's Regime

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 15, 2017

In the Media

A US soldier holds the national flag ahead of a handover ceremony at Leatherneck Camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2017 (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Democratic and Republican Elites Are Using Trump to Whitewash 16 Years of Foreign-Policy Disasters