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Missiles fire over the Caspian Sea during the Caucasus-2020 military drills between Iran, China, Russia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, on September 23, 2020. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Overmatch

Michael Doran

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

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran & Can Kasapoğlu

Nov 2, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

A woman walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test in Seoul, South Korea, on November 3, 2022. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Missile Barrage

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Nov 2, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Xi Jinping votes at the closing ceremony of the Twentieth Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People on October 22, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Commentary

Improving US Relations Is Not a Priority for China

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Oct 23, 2022

Commentary

7 Min Read

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A Russian RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile complex during the Victory Day Parade main rehearsals on May 7, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Conventional Arms Alone Can’t Stop Russian Escalation

The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts routine underway operations. Barry is forward-deployed to th

The guided missile destroyer USS Barry conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea on November 21, 2022. (US Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Molly Crawford)

Podcast

New Approaches to Deterrence in the East

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Oct 21, 2022

Podcast

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In the Media

Ukraine Needs Better Missile Defenses

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 13, 2022

In the Media

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In the Media

NATO Warns of Missing Russian Nuclear Submarine

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Oct 6, 2022

In the Media

Military vehicles attend a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on May 7, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Tian Bing/China News Service via Getty Images)

In the Media

Balance of Power: How to Deter Putin's Nuclear Threat

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 6, 2022

In the Media

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People watch a television screen showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on August 17, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Commentary

Why North Korea’s Next Nuclear Test Matters

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Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Kremlin)

In the Media

What Would a Russian Tactical Nuclear Strike Look Like?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 5, 2022

In the Media

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow might use nuclear weapons if the West attacks Russian territory. (PHOTO: GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/KREMLIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

In the Media

What Kind of Tactical Nuke?

An RT-2PM2 intercontinental ballistic missile on display at Army Expo 2022 in Moscow's Patriot Park on August 20, 2022. (Washington Post via Getty Images)

Commentary

What if Putin Uses a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine?