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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.

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German and Baltic NATO ships arrive in Stockholm, Sweden, in March 2022. (Frankie Fouganthin via Wikimedia Commons)

In the Media

The Future of Atlantic Alliances

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Aug 31, 2022

In the Media

In the Media

It Is Too Early to Pass the Baton to Renewable Energy

Brigham McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham McCown

Aug 31, 2022

In the Media

Cover photo for an article published by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) magazine Hitteen on China, Pakistan, and the Uyghurs. (Riccardo Valle and Lucas Webber)

Commentary

The Historical Evolution of al-Qaeda’s Positions on China

Riccardo Valle

Researcher focused on jihadism, armed groups, and politics in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

Lucas Webber

Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Tech Against Terrorism

Riccardo Valle & Lucas Webber

Aug 31, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

In the Media

Fentanyl as a Chemical Weapon

David Asher

Senior Fellow

David Asher

Aug 31, 2022

In the Media

A memorial at Camp Lejeune on August 6, 2022, for the thirteen service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing. (Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto/USMC)

Commentary

Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Remains Catastrophe of American Weakness a Year Later

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Aug 30, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Dark Leaks/Youtube)

Commentary

Viral Video of Flummoxed Russians Is Part of Ukraine Strategy in Harrowing War

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Aug 30, 2022

Commentary

3 Min Read

Salman Rushdie does a reading in New York City on April 15, 2016. (Al Pereira/Getty Images)

Commentary

Salman Rushdie and the Wider Effects of Blasphemy Accusations

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Aug 30, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Religious Minorities Left Behind in Afghanistan

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Aug 30, 2022

In the Media

Natural gas is flared off during an oil drilling operation in the Permian Basin oil field on March 12, 2022, in Stanton, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Commentary

How We Can Help Europe Fight Back against Putin’s Gas Warfare

Brigham McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham McCown

Aug 29, 2022

Commentary

3 Min Read

In the Media

China's Quantum Computer Threat

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Aug 29, 2022

In the Media

In the Media

Limited Pool Impacting Army Recruiting

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Aug 29, 2022

In the Media

Iranian demonstrators burn an effigy of President Joe Biden in downtown Tehran during a rally commemorating the International Quds Day on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

No Deal with Iran Is Better than a Bad Deal