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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.

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev during a Soviet-American summit on November 19, 1985. (RIA Novosti via Wikimedia Commons)

In the Media

The History of American Nuclear Deterrence

Joe Biden addresses the second and final day of the NATO 2022 Summit on June 30, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. (Europa Presse/E. Parra via Getty Images)

Commentary

The US and Europe May Need to Identify New Approaches

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

The manned Shenzhou-12 spacecraft onboard the Long March-2F rocket launches at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2021, in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Beat China in the New Space Race

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

People's Liberation Army Honor Guard attend a flag-raising ceremony at the Tiananmen Square to mark the seventy-second anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2021, in Beijing, China. (VCG via Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Phony War against Taiwan and Its Real Intention

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

7 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers comb through wreckage after Russian shelling in Kyiv on June 26, 2022. (Kyiv City State Administration via Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

What Ukraine's Momentum Means

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri photographed in 2001. (Hamid Mir via Wikimedia Commons http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2011/05/03/feature-02)

In the Media

Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Sep 12, 2022

In the Media

Commentary

Remembering 9/11

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Sep 11, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

A man looks on at a snow-covered security checkpoint that marks the entrance to Logar province, beyond the southern gate on January 17, 2022, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Taliban Instability is a Risk to Central Asia

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Sep 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

pelosi tsai ing-wen taiwan energy visit china

Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 3, 2022. (Chien Chih-Hung / Office of the President)

In the Media

The Role of Energy in Containment

Brigham McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham McCown

Sep 9, 2022

In the Media

Taliban gunmen control Kandahar-Herat Highway, near Kandahar on October 31, 2001. (Banaras Khan/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

On 9/11 Anniversary, End the Self-Delusion about America’s Enemies

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Sep 9, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

An Iranian boy in an IRGC uniform waves a flag in front of two ballistic missiles during a rally in Tehran on February 10, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Seven Questions for Robert Malley about the Iran Nuclear Deal