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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.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cheyenne Geletka

Commentary

The U.S. Role on the Global Stage

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

May 3, 2021

Commentary

13 Min Read

Getty Images

Commentary

The Global Chip Shortage Is America’s Wakeup Call

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

May 3, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Niger's Armed Forces drive through the airport's tarmac in Diffa, southeastern Niger, as they patrol during a visit of Niger's Interior Minister on June 16, 2016 following attacks by Nigeria-based Boko Haram fighters in the region (Getty Images)

Commentary

Investigating The 'Boko Haram' Presence In Niger State

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Apr 30, 2021

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

Transcript: Illicit Tobacco and the Threat to National Security: How Black Market Tobacco is Driving Organized Crime, Drugs and Terrorism

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Apr 29, 2021

Commentary

0 Min Read

Iranian flag waving with city skyline on background in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

Commentary

John Kerry and Iran – American People Deserve an Explanation From Former Secretary of State

Michael R. Pompeo

Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Apr 29, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

USS Nimitz, USS Ronald Reagan, and USS Theodore Roosevelt conducting operations with South Korea's destroyers during a joint naval drill on November 12, 2017 in East Sea, South Korea (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)

Commentary

America’s Naval Strategy Is at Sea

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Apr 27, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launching pad at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Realism Must Drive Nuclear Policy

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 26, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Dezful medium range ballistic missile and Zolfaghar road-mobile single-stage solid-propelled liquid fueled missile in the Azadi square (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Holding Iran Accountable: The Importance of Maintaining Sanctions Leverage

Robert Greenway

Former Adjunct Fellow

Robert Greenway

Apr 21, 2021

Commentary

3 Min Read

Afghan Commando beneath an Afghan national flag in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

American Withdrawal Need Not Return Afghanistan to the Taliban

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 15, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 6: Mike Pompeo on China, Iran, and the Future of American Foreign Policy

Michael R. Pompeo

Distinguished Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo, Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

Apr 7, 2021

Podcast

Protestors chant as they ride on an army tank transporter in Tahrir Square on January 29, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Commentary

Al-Qaeda After the Arab Spring: A Decade of Expansion, Losses, and Evolution

Katherine Zimmerman

Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Katherine Zimmerman

Apr 6, 2021

Commentary

13 Min Read

A combined formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 pass in formation above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) (Photo by Lt. Steve Smith/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Question For Seapower Advocates Is ‘What Kind Of Navy?’