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TOPSHOT - The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. - Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday, May 14, in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. As the viole

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas in the sky above the Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

Time to Recalibrate America’s Middle East Policy

Raphael BenLevi

Director, Churchill Program for Strategy, Statesmanship and National Security at the Argaman Institute of Tikvah Fund Israel

Michael Doran

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

Raphael BenLevi & Michael Doran

Jan 27, 2023

Reports

13 Min Read

(Screenshot via CBN)

In the Media

Ukraine Aid Advances US Interests "Without Shedding American Blood"

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Jan 27, 2023

In the Media

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In the Media

“We Have to Start Wanting Ukraine to Win More than We Just Hope Russia’s Going to Lose”

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

In the Media

US Tanks Break the "Logjam" in Ukraine Aid

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

A-10 software engineers work together in teams to verify functionality of organically developed operational flight program software on November 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, before it is released to the warfighter. (US Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

Commentary

Software Defines Tactics

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Jason Weiss

Chief Software Officer, Conquest Cyber

Dan Patt & Jason Weiss

Jan 23, 2023

Commentary

12 Min Read

An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway during sunset at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 17, 2020. The Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, long-endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft that is managed and flown by Airmen who provide persistent attack and reconnaissance capabilities to keep our nation safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens)

An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway during sunset at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, on November 17, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Haley Stevens)

Commentary

Ukraine’s "Decision-Centric" Military Needs More than Armor

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

Jan 23, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via CNN)

In the Media

Wagner Group Becoming “Rival Power Center” to Russian Military

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Jan 20, 2023

In the Media

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A German Leopard 2A6 tank fires at its target during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge at training area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on May 12, 2017. (DVIDS)

In the Media

Aid Restrictions Keep Ukrainian Victory Just out of Reach

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 18, 2023

In the Media

As part of a working trip to the de-occupied part of the Kherson region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards to the servicemen who distinguished themselves during the liberation of Kherson and the region.

Volodomyr Zelenksyy presents state awards to the Ukrainian servicemen who liberated the Kherson region in Kerson on November 14, 2022. (President of Ukraine via Flickr)

Podcast

Russia-Ukraine War Update

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 15, 2023

Podcast

Azerbaijani servicemen stand guard at a checkpoint at the Lachin corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armenia, on December 27, 2022. (Tofik Babayev/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The South Caucasus and the Gulf: Overlapping Interests and the Benefits of Enhanced Cooperation

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 14, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

An employee shows a Phantom DJI drone at a store in Shanghai on May 27, 2019. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

More Can Be Done to Ban US Government Use of Chinese Drones

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jan 12, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

The medium-displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter sits pierside at Naval Base San Diego during the Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One Establishment ceremony on May 13, 2022, in San Diego, California. (US Navy photo by Kevin C. Leitner)

Commentary

How the Surface Fleet Can Meet the Chinese Challenge