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04/28/2024

RIP Col. Graves. A true hero.

04/11/2024

The Ukraine aid package in Congress isn’t about the money. It’s about American steadfastness.

05/14/2022

The Kremlin has continuously insisted that Putin is in good health.

04/11/2022

Changes in technology, terrain and society have shifted the balance between offense and defense in ways that favor democracy's defenders in Ukraine — and beyond.

04/11/2022

For one, both conflicts stemmed from a gross miscalculation on the part of the aggressor.

03/15/2022

Two weeks before the start of the war in Ukraine, I published a blog piece titled "A Struggle for the Future of Russia." In it I said that the future of Russia and the West would be decided on Ukrainian battlefields, and that Ukraine had every chance of winning this war if provided with support from...

03/15/2022

Between these close words—the abyss. I feel it is important to talk about it today because before our very eyes, there has been a revolution in the world’s perception of Russia.

03/11/2022

The Russian war on Ukraine poses challenges for Egypt's economic interests—but Egypt should look to its Western partners to ameliorate these impacts.

02/25/2022

Vitali Klitschko never has run from a fight before, and isn’t about to now. This one, though, is one that may well kill him.

02/10/2022

The problem with Russia is not a game.

01/28/2022

As Baltic members pledge arms, European giants France and Germany stay in the background.

01/28/2022

BAE systems and Oshkosh Defense, with its partner ST Engineering, will now compete for the contract, with an award expected near the end of June.

01/28/2022

US President Joe Biden is right to reconsider his previous decision to withdraw the US terrorist designation of the Houthis.

12/16/2021

Former US State Department specialist Michael Kimmage talks to DW’s Brent Goff on “The Day” about Russia’s intentions with its military buildup on the border with Ukraine. Kimmage says that despite the unity between the US and Europe and the threat of tough sanctions, Moscow actually has mor...

12/08/2021

The country’s ongoing crises are closely intertwined with Hezbollah’s internal challenges, creating real potential for change if the West stands firmly behind fair elections, judicial accountability, and targeted pressure.

10/13/2021

A brief history of Ukrainian sovereignty shows how historically fragile it has been.

09/07/2021

Various geopolitical pressures are set to produce a more moderate Taliban regime in the short-term – but sharia remains a red line.

09/07/2021

"Our findings expose gaps between Chinese and Russian aspirations and the reality on the ground, bringing greater accuracy and nuance to current assessments of Sino-Russian cooperation," on AI, notes a new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

08/26/2021

Three Institute scholars discuss the fallout from Kabul, with special focus on the consequences for global jihadism, Iranian policy, and regional responses.

08/26/2021

Relying on geostrategic advantages and the absence of substantial opposition, ISIS seeks to reconfigure itself in the Syrian and Iraqi deserts in order to expand its control.

08/26/2021

After two decades of decline for America’s world image, the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan will alter Middle East perspectives about American promise and dominance.

08/26/2021

Israeli government sources tell Breaking Defense that if China attempts to expand its defense technology ties with Iran or other regional players of concern to Israel, then Jerusalem may look to curtail its economic agreements with Beijing in retaliation.

08/26/2021

The Taliban now faces a decision: Ban the internet as the group did during its first rule, while hindering its propaganda windfall and other online activities, or leave the country's networks intact, allowing an avenue for continued US electronic surveillance.

08/24/2021

India is the one country Sarang Shidore, an expert on South Asia and the Pacific, thinks will be truly worried about the Afghan collapse. "The US," he says, "will have to manage the Indian perceptions once the (Afghan) evacuations are finished."

08/24/2021

The Colonial Pipeline attack should be a warning for defense leaders: Make sure your bases have resilient energy infrastructure or that vulnerability will be used against you.

08/22/2021

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Raytheon Intelligence & Space are enhancing mission management and mission-data processing to shift the focus of GPS operations from satellite command and control to basic, user-oriented effects-based operation.

08/20/2021

Since the fall of Kabul—and well beforehand—Iranian officials have signaled how they might use a Taliban victory to further their goals in the Middle East, though they remain concerned about the fate of Afghan Shia.

08/20/2021

Whether or not Russian leaders genuinely believe the Taliban will turn into a responsible stakeholder, they will likely be rewarded with more international and regional clout at Washington’s expense.

06/23/2021

In May, after tensions escalated in Jerusalem, Hamas and Israel broke a two-year ceasefire and were drawn into war. The crisis reminded the world that the ideological differences between the sides are vast. Are Israel and Hamas doomed to face each other every few years? How much of a game-changer wa...

06/23/2021

“I think long-range strike is about trying to keep stability in a crisis situation. And if you're going to use it as a deterrence," former Air Marshal Geoff Brown says. "It's got to be responsive, it's got to be potent, but you've also got to be able to signal that you can use it."

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