The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together
A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively.
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CMPP Deputy Director
Jack Burnham
Senior Research Analyst
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
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Eric S. Edelman
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Dr. Bilyana Lilly
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Dr. Erica Lonergan
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LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
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Cameron McMillan
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Tyson B. Meadors
Adjunct Fellow
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Jacob Nagel
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Logan Rolleigh
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Janatan Sayeh
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Daniel Swift
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FDD analyzes the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter and defeat threats to American freedom and security, developing specific policy recommendations to maintain U.S. military superiority against great-power competitors and asymmetric threats alike.
FDD Analysis
Don’t buy Iran’s charade — this regime can’t afford peace at ANY price
New York Post
On U.S. Military Aid Phase-Out for Israel, Go Smartly — Not Quickly
Policy Brief
The U.S. Needs Its Mideast Bases
If America won’t finish the job in Iran, leaving the Gulf Arab states would turn a failure into a rout.
The Wall Street Journal
The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together
A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively.
Foreign Policy
Letter to the POTUS
A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”
The Washington Times
Experts
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Jack Burnham
Senior Research Analyst
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Eric S. Edelman
CMPP Board of Advisors
Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel
Senior Fellow
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Jim Langevin
CCTI Chairman
Justin Leopold-Cohen
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Bilyana Lilly
Adjunct Fellow
Dr. Erica Lonergan
Adjunct Fellow
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Tyson B. Meadors
Adjunct Fellow
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Cleo Paskal
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Samantha Ravich
Distinguished Fellow and Advisor
Logan Rolleigh
CMPP Research Assistant
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Dr. Georgianna Shea
CCTI and TCIL Chief Technologist
Daniel Swift
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
In The News
Trump strikes Iran to maintain credibility
Le Monde
U.S.-Iran tensions escalate after Apache helicopter downed
Fox News
U.S. hits 20 targets inside Iran, Tehran threatens to retaliate
Fox LiveNOW
U.S. conducts strikes on Iran after helicopter downing
Mario Nawfal
Trump’s ‘dealmaker-in-chief’ reputation comes under attack in Iran
The Hill
Events
EVENT: Reimagining Mediterranean Security with Greek Minister for National Defense Nikos Dendias
February 4, 2026 | 6:00