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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.

Sailors prepare an E/A-18G Growler for launch aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 16, 2024. (DVIDS)

In the Media

Navy Needs to Modernize to Defend against Drone Threat

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Aug 6, 2024

In the Media

US special envoy Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 18, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Prospects for Miscalculations in the Middle East Are Seemingly Intensifying Every Day

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Aug 6, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Palestinians rush toward a column of smoke after an Israeli strike in Gaza City on August 3, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Team Biden Can Help Mideast Peace

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 5, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | August 5

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Ezra Cohen

Aug 5, 2024

In the Media

(Screenshot via BBC)

In the Media

Hezbollah Could Join the Response to Israel

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Aug 3, 2024

In the Media

Israeli soldiers secure a road as rockets are launched from southern Lebanon in Golan Heights on July 9, 2024. (Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | Hezbollah’s Asymmetric Military Capabilities

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Aug 2, 2024

Commentary

13 Min Read

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers' 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Montinique Monroe via Getty Images)

Commentary

Who Is Kamala’s Dr. Phil?

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Aug 2, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin prior to a Japan-US-South Korea defense ministers meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on July 28, 2024. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Gamma-Rapho/Pool/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Podcast

US Improvements to Regional Security, Deterrence in Asia, and China’s Narrative

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Aug 2, 2024

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Iran and Hezbollah’s Looming Response to Israel

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Aug 2, 2024

In the Media

A banner featuring a portrait of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is being hung next to an Iranian flag during a funeral for him and his bodyguard Abu Shaaban in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, Abu Shaaban, are being killed in an air strike on Haniyeh's residence in northern Tehran the day after the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A banner featuring Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hangs next to an Iranian flag during his funeral in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Brings Deterrence Back to the War on Terror

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 1, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

Iranians attend a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, the Capital of Iran on August 1, 2024. Hamas said its political leader was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran early on July 31, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranians attend a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. (Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Washington Must Recalculate Its Strategic Approach to the Middle East