Cold War

June 30, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

An Urgent Call to Close the Loopholes on Chips and China

The core lessons from the Cold War should guide us as we face the new “Axis of Aggressors” today. First among these, is that we need to win the technology race. Advanced technology made in United...

June 30, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel: Now the Dominant Military Power in the Middle East?

Israel: A Regional Hegemon with Iran Defeated? In the wake of Israel’s surprise attack on Iran on June 13, it has become clear that Israel’s military is now among the strongest in the Middle East....

June 23, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler

NATO’s Critical 1.5 Percent

This week’s NATO Summit will focus on the proposal that each member raise its overall defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). This makes absolute sense because the security...

June 8, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Does Israel Need to Destroy All of Iran’s Nukes?

Partial destruction with the threat of further escalation could nullify Tehran’s nuclear aspirations for years if not forever.

June 4, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO

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June 1, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

A reformed Voice of America is worth saving

Voice of America requires reform, not dismantlement. The Trump administration fired nearly 600 contractors who worked for the outlet, a decision that came after the government cut federal...

May 30, 2025 | |

Iranian, Russian Defense Companies Collaborating on Drone Production

Latest Developments Increased Russian Drone Production With Iranian Help: Iran is assisting Russia extensively with its domestic production of drones, according to a new report by a Washington, DC-based...

May 29, 2025 | Josh Birenbaum |

Our enemies depend on anonymity. To defeat them, we must unmask them

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are a critical tool to reorganize a broken global trading system and push back on economic coercion by America’s adversaries. Unfortunately, China has...

May 23, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Stalin Lives, Truth Dies: Putin Weaponizes History

As statues of Stalin s return to Russia, Putin is rewriting Soviet history to legitimize his war in Ukraine. Can satire expose the truth behind authoritarian mythmaking?

May 8, 2025 | Samantha Ravich |

Continuity of the Economy

Deterring a massive cyberstrike begins with preparing to survive it.

May 7, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Annie Fixler

Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure on DOE Lands

April 26, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Damon Pitler

The U.S. Can’t Avoid Decoupling from China

Though tariffs may be the opening salvo, a coordinated strategy of economic statecraft is now required to end economic dependence on China.

April 16, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

A ‘Reverse Kissinger’ would be a fool’s errand

Vladimir Putin’s interests align with those of Xi Jinping

April 7, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base

April 2, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Marina Chernin

Europe Must Take the Lead

By cutting funds to US media initiatives, the Trump administration is surrendering to Russia in the information war that began with Radio Free Europe 75 years ago.

March 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Countering the Oct. 7 deniers

A new report on Hamas’s atrocities offers an impressive counterweight for undecided readers who will encounter the deniers as they seek the truth.

March 21, 2025 | Isaac A. Harris, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Patrick Jenevein

To Confront China, President Trump Should Target its State-Owned Enterprises

The PRC’s strategic use of SOEs poses an existential threat to American economic sovereignty and security.

March 20, 2025 | Elizabeth Robbins

To save VOA, burn down the ‘firewall’

Law enshrined the virtue of the free press on the taxpayer's dime

March 20, 2025 | Cleo Paskal |

Crossroads of Competition

China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

March 17, 2025 | Peter Doran |

Why NATO Should Move Nuclear Weapons to Poland

Expanding the nuclear-sharing program to Warsaw would send a clear message to Putin: any attack on Poland would be a catastrophic mistake.