Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions
Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan
M142 HIMARS
Ukraine’s reintroduction of corps gathers steam
The Ukrainian military has recently unveiled several new army corps. The development is part of an ongoing reform in which Kyiv plans to replace problematic temporary command bodies with a host of permanent...
Op-eds
Putin’s Palm Sunday Attack Demands A Response
Moscow will only take peace negotiations seriously if Washington flexes its muscles.
Op-eds
Arsenal of Democracy
Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base
Monographs
U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is More Sustainable Than Putin’s Invasion
Some in Washington argue that U.S. security assistance to Ukraine is unsustainable and that the Russian invasion can continue indefinitely. With U.S. and Ukrainian officials meeting in Saudi Arabia on...
Insights
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...
Op-eds
Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East
The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it's desperately needed.
Op-eds
Ukraine Might Finally Get ATACMS. Here’s What That Means.
Media reports suggest Washington may soon grant Kyiv’s longstanding request for the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS. While not a silver bullet, ATACMS would provide Ukraine with valuable...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now
Memos
Biden’s latest weak excuse for not sending ATACMS to Ukraine
NATO’s secretary-general warned on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown “no sign whatsoever” that he’s ready for peace, “sending thousands and thousands of more...
Op-eds
With an Eye on Adversaries, the U.S. and Israel Conduct Major Military Exercise
The United States and Israel kicked off the week-long Juniper Oak 23 multi-domain military exercise on Monday in Israel. A senior U.S. defense official called it the “most significant” bilateral exercise...
Insights
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.
Op-eds
FDD’s Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: The Year in Review
Memos
How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs
“We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...
Insights
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November
Policy Tracker
Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Increase Russian Strike Capacity and Lethality in Ukraine
Russia has conducted dozens of strikes against civilian and critical infrastructure targets across Ukraine over the past week, including with the Shahed-136 loitering munition. While the Shahed-136...
Op-eds
Ukraine’s Counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson and the Road Ahead
Ukraine’s stunning victory in Kharkiv Oblast has reshaped the battlefield and dealt a powerful blow to Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to wage a more gradual...
Op-eds
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...