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US troops of the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division ford a river about 11 miles west of Chu Lai in South Vietnam (then the Republic of Vietnam, or RVN), 15th August 1971. The GIs, members of Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry, are among the last U. S. combat troops still operating in the field. US B-52 aircraft bombed suspected communist troop concentrations near the demilitarized zone, on August 15th, following more shelling and ground assaults earlier on August 15th. More than 750 rounds of mortar

United States troops of the 23rd Infantry Division ford a river in South Vietnam on August 15, 1971. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How America Won, Then Lost, the Vietnam War

William Luti

Adjunct Fellow

William Luti

Mar 28, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Yemenis brandish rifles and chant during a demonstration called for by the rebel Houthi movement in Sanaa on March 17, 2025. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Is Striking the Houthis—While Putin Keeps Enflaming Them

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Mar 21, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

Chinese sailors stand next to a submarine rescue ship Hongzehu from the PLA Navy as it is docked on April 23, 2024, in Qingdao, China.(Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Doesn’t Faze Xi Jinping

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 17, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Deep Dive logo)

In the Media

The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Stop the Houthis’ Attacks

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Marshall Billingslea

Mar 17, 2025

In the Media

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at the Special European Council in Brussels on March 6, 2025. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Post-Ukraine: Europe Already Planning Military Buildup

Joel Scanlon

Executive Vice President

Joel Scanlon

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

(School of War)

Podcast

The Evolution of Combat Between Historical Military Icons

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Mar 14, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via C-SPAN)

In the Media

NATO’s Effort to Appease the United States and the Trump Administration Facilitating Peace Talks

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Mar 14, 2025

In the Media

Taiwan's armed forces hold two days of routine drills to show combat readiness ahead of Lunar New Year holidays at a military base on January 11, 2023, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (Annabelle Chih via Getty Images)

Podcast

Cross-Strait Tensions Intensify as Indo-Pacific Allies Begin to Worry About US Relations

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Mar 14, 2025

Podcast

Security forces reporting to Syria's transitional government patrol the streets of Dummar, during an operation to seize weapons and hunt down armed supporters of the ousted Assad leadership on January 15, 2025. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Praying for a Better Future in Syria—Without Jihadis

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Mar 13, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a long-planned, live-fire sinking exercise off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, on July 17, 2024. (DVIDS)

Commentary

Exploit America’s Commercial Strengths to Mobilize Weapons Production