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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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, during the Tsinghua Universitys ceremony, at Friendship palace on April 26, 2019 in Beijing, China.

Reports

Addressing the Sino-Russian Challenge

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Reports

1 Min Read

Getty Images

Commentary

Not Just Drugs, Illicit Tobacco Also Funds Terrorism in Pakistan

Aparna Pande

Senior Fellow

Aparna Pande

Nov 17, 2020

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

China’s Newest Trade Deal

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Nov 17, 2020

In the Media

The aftermath of an attack by Islamist rebels on the village of Aldeia da Paz last year outside Macomia, Mozambique.

Commentary

Multiple Beheadings in Mozambique: Is the World Indifferent?

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Nov 16, 2020

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

The 100th Anniversary of the Jones Act

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Nov 13, 2020

In the Media

Commentary

Transcript: Rising to the Challenge: Regaining US Military Superiority During a Time of Uncertainty

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

Nov 12, 2020

Commentary

0 Min Read

Commentary

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 27

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Hillel Fradkin

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World

Eric B. Brown, Husain Haqqani & Hillel Fradkin

Nov 10, 2020

Commentary

1 Min Read

Reports

Reforming the US Military for a New Era

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark, Timothy A. Walton & Dan Patt

Reports

1 Min Read

Commentary

Transcript: Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: Discussing the Future of the Liberal World Order with Robert Kagan

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Nov 4, 2020

Commentary

0 Min Read

In the Media

The Path to an Expanded Fleet by 2045

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Nov 4, 2020

In the Media

People wave Lebanese flags and chant to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests on October 17, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Commentary

Iran in Lebanon: A Fatal Occupation

Hassan Mneimneh

Scholar; Middle East Institute, Washington, DC

Hassan Mneimneh

Oct 29, 2020

Commentary

Long Read

Indonesian Muslims wearing masks and maintaining social distance perform Friday prayer at the At-Tin Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 5, 2020. (Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Battle for the Soul of Islam