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February 19, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie, Ivana Stradner, Peter Doran, Joe Dougherty

Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

July 15, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

Can the U.S. Arm Itself and Ukraine?

Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will continue arming Ukraine through a deal with NATO, whereby European allies will pay for American-made weapons to be delivered to Kyiv. That...

July 8, 2025 | |

‘They Have to Be Able to Defend Themselves’: Trump Resumes Some Weapon Shipments to Ukraine

Trump Reverses Pentagon’s Pause: President Donald Trump has partially reversed the Defense Department’s decision to pause shipments of key munitions to Ukraine. “We’re going...

July 3, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst

‘Only Encourage the Aggressor’: Trump Administration Pauses Critical Weapons Shipments to Ukraine

The Trump administration announced July 1 that it would pause the delivery of needed munitions to Ukraine as the beleaguered democracy continues to defend itself against Russian aggression. The White House...

July 2, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

Trump can’t let Pentagon meddlers derail ‘peace through strength’ for Ukraine

In a major policy reversal, the Pentagon has halted shipments of key munitions Ukraine needs to defend against Russia’s unprovoked aggression — a startling decision that runs counter to President...

May 15, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions

Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan

April 7, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Arsenal of Democracy

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

March 5, 2025 | John Hardie |

What the suspension of US aid means for Ukrainian forces

On Monday, the Trump administration announced it was “pausing and reviewing” military aid for Ukraine following the contentious Oval Office meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr...

November 19, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukraine Needs More Missiles to Take Full Advantage of New Biden Policy

Explosions thundered in Russia’s Bryansk region last night after Ukraine struck an ammunition depot near the city of Karachev. According to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, this was Ukraine’s first strike...

April 22, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, John Hardie, Joe Dougherty

Update on Russia-Ukraine War – status, next steps

June 23, 2023 | John Hardie |

Kyiv Strikes Key Bridge Connecting Crimea to Mainland Ukraine

The Ukrainian military on Thursday struck a key bridge connecting the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast. The strike aims to degrade Russia’s ability to resist the counteroffensive Kyiv...

June 21, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

A C2 Structure for a Strong U.S.-Japan Alliance

This commentary is part of the Exploring New Horizons: Japan’s Defense Priorities project, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by leading Japanese and American scholars examining the implications...

June 12, 2023 | John Hardie |

Bipartisan Coalition Urges Biden to Send ATACMS to Ukraine

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced a resolution on Friday urging the Biden administration to send Ukraine the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). These missiles would facilitate Kyiv’s...

May 18, 2023 | John Hardie |

War in Ukraine update: Ukraine Debuts New UK-Supplied Storm Shadow Missiles

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced last week that London had given Storm Shadow missiles to Kyiv. Soon after, Ukraine debuted its new weapon in strikes deep inside Russian-occupied...

May 12, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

UK Sends Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine Even Though U.S. Refused

British Defence Secretary Benjamin Wallace announced yesterday that London has sent Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. By leading where Washington would not, the United Kingdom has provided Kyiv with a...

May 3, 2023 | John Hardie |

Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now

February 14, 2023 | John Hardie, Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst

Countdown to counteroffensive: Give Ukraine ATACMS before it’s too late

With renewed fighting expected, Kyiv needs the ability to attack deeper behind Russian lines in occupied lands, write a trio of FDD researchers.

December 19, 2022 | John Hardie, Bradley Bowman

Send the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb to Ukraine

The GLSDB would allow Ukrainian forces to strike Russian military targets up to 150 km away with an accuracy of around one meter, write John Hardie and Bradley Bowman of FDD.

November 1, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

September 14, 2022 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst

Don’t Just Applaud Ukraine’s Counteroffensive. Time To Send More Weapons

The Ukrainian counteroffensives around Kharkiv and Kherson have erased months of Moscow’s territorial gains and destroyed or captured large amounts of Russian military equipment, ammunition, and...