Congressional Research Service

January 23, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Congress Questions Biden Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey

The Biden administration informally notified Congress of its intention to sell 40 new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, along with 79 upgrade kits to modernize the Turkish Air Force’s existing F-16 fleet....

January 20, 2023 | |

Pentagon Transfers Some Israel-based Artillery Shells to Support Ukraine

The Pentagon is reportedly using part of a military stockpile it has maintained in Israel for decades to send hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to help the Ukrainian military defeat the Russian invasion. According to the New York Times, the United States has transferred approximately half of an expected total of 300,000 rounds of 155mm howitzer shells to Ukraine. The move represents a notable use of the Israel-based stockpile to aid a partner outside the region and compensate for insufficient domestic munitions production capacity in the United States.

October 28, 2022 | Ryan Tully, Logan Weber

Possible Futures for Russia’s CEEW Playbook

August 24, 2022 | Orde Kittrie, Bruce Rashkow

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

August 18, 2022 | Jacob Nagel, Jonathan Schanzer

Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead

July 26, 2022 | David Kilcullen |

Missing the Mark

Reassessing U.S. Military Aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces

March 24, 2022 | Aykan Erdemir, Ryan Brobst

Engines of Influence

Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan

February 17, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Taiwan 194

Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China

February 17, 2022 | Rep. Mike Gallagher |

Battle Force 2025

A Plan to Defend Taiwan Within the Decade

February 10, 2022 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Elemental Strategy

Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry

December 3, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir, Sinan Ciddi, John Hardie

Collusion or Collision?

Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin

June 30, 2021 | Richard Goldberg |

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

June 30, 2021 | Andrea Stricker |

International Atomic Energy Agency

June 30, 2021 | David May |

Palestinian Organizations at the United Nations

June 14, 2021 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Samuel Hodgson, Austin Blair

Behind the Black Bloc

An Overview of Militant Anarchism and Anti-Fascism

April 23, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Jared Thompson, Ryan Brobst

China’s surprising drone sales in the Middle East

The Biden administration plans to move forward with $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, according to press reports published last week. The sales include F-35 aircraft, MQ-9B...

April 1, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

A Diplomat’s Trip to Taiwan Draws the Ire of the CCP

The Chinese foreign ministry has expressed outrage over an ambassador’s visit to discuss the pandemic.

January 29, 2021 | Mathew Ha |

Strengthening Alliance With Japan Is Critical for Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

During his Senate confirmation hearing, Anthony Blinken, President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, called for Washington “to start approaching China from a position of strength, not weakness.”...

January 14, 2021 | Tony Badran |

Lebanon

January 14, 2021 | Eric S. Edelman, John Hardie

Russia