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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

Perceived US Weakness Means Adversaries “Smell Blood”

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Mar 29, 2023

In the Media

An M1 Abrams tank fires at targets on Februray 24, 2023. (Justin Smith via DVIDS)

In the Media

The Future of the US Tank Force

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 28, 2023

In the Media

An operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on September 26, 2013. (Andy Wulfestieg via Flickr)

Commentary

Why the Pentagon Needs a New ICBM Force

An Iranian flag waves next to an Emad surface-to-surface missile in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)

Reports

The System Is Blinking Red over Iran

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Mar 23, 2023

Reports

5 Min Read

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Podcast

How Intelligence Failures Helped Iran

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Mar 22, 2023

Podcast

Ukrainian servicemen fire a D-30 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 21, 2023. (Sergey Shestak/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 22

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 22, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf. (Daniel Hawkins via US Central Command)

Commentary

Should the US Scale Back its Global Presence?

Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt is pierside in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on April 4, 2019. (Jonathan Jiang via DVIDS)

Podcast

Are Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Having Issues?

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Mar 21, 2023

Podcast

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In the Media

There May Soon Be Evidence of China's Military Support for Russia

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Mar 20, 2023

In the Media

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In the Media

US and South Korean Defenses against North Korean Ballistic Missiles

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Mar 20, 2023

In the Media

$Raisina Dialogue 2023 | The Quad’s central purpose is to create new avenues for cooperation for like-minded countries in an increasingly fractious Indo-Pacific. The grouping has extended its cooperation from its traditional focus on free and open oceans to new threats and shared security. Quad leaders have begun to co-operate on cybersecurity and ransomware and have created a working group focused on emerging threats. Does the Quad Cybersecurity Partnership have real potential? How can geopolitical trust b$

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In the Media

The Quantum Gulf Seeking Congruence within the Quad | Raisina Dialogue 2023

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Mar 20, 2023

In the Media

A Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is launched from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California. The missile scored a direct hit on a mobile ship target. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Bell/Released)

A Kongsberg naval strike missile is launched from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California. (US Navy photo by Zachary D. Bell)

Podcast

The Navy Budget, AUKUS, and the MQ-9 Reaper Mishap