Raytheon Company

March 25, 2026 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, Justin Leopold-Cohen

Iron Dome Steps up on Ballistic Missiles

Sometimes people surprise you. That can also happen with weapons systems. Multiple videos from the past year of conflict in the Middle East appear to show the Israeli Iron Dome air...

March 20, 2026 | David Daoud |

Kuwait and UAE report disrupting domestic Hezbollah cells

Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates claimed to have disrupted several terror cells linked to Hezbollah over the past week. Both Persian Gulf countries alleged that their security forces identified networks...

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 26, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler, Joe Dougherty

CSC 2.0 Report on Military Mobility

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March 10, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatari Cash May Be Coming Soon to a Town Near You

It’s time for Washington to drop the rose-tinted glasses and make clear that America is not up for sale

January 7, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Department of Defense Designates Over 50 Top Chinese Corporations as ‘Military Companies’

The United States has broadened its efforts to stymie corporate support for China’s military modernization. On January 6, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an update to its list of Chinese military...

November 21, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

Despite Record of High-Profile Bribery, Qatar to Host Upcoming Anti-Corruption Conference

Qatar, the Gulf emirate tangled up in several high-profile corruption cases, is hosting an international anti-corruption conference from November 26-27. Representatives from more than 50 governments and...

October 30, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: October 30, 2024

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April 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Getting to know the defense systems that keep Israel safe from Iranian threats

The Iranian threat met the aerial and technological superiority of the IDF, along with a strong fighting coalition - which together intercepted the overwhelming majority of the threats.

March 14, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Richard Goldberg

How to Ensure Israel Has the Weapons It Needs

October 24, 2023 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Can the U.S. Arm Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan at the Same Time?

The Biden administration has moved quickly to send Israel weapons following Hamas’ deadly October 7 terror attack. This laudable step has some asking whether U.S. military assistance to Israel might...

July 27, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

American Military Aid to Israel Serves Both Countries Well

A response to a dangerous proposal

May 11, 2023 | John Hardie |

What Ukraine Still Needs to Win

As Kyiv gears up for its spring counteroffensive, some U.S. officials are privately casting doubt on what Ukraine can achieve. To be sure, the Ukrainian military will face serious hurdles in...

May 3, 2023 | John Hardie |

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

November 4, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Send Ukraine C-RAMs and VAMPIREs to help defeat Iranian drones

A group of Iranian-provided Shahed-136 drones struck Kyiv on October 17, reportedly killing at least four people, including a woman who was in a residential building and six months pregnant. About a week...

August 2, 2022 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

It’s time for a US-EU industrial strategy on China – even if it costs industry.

If the US and Europe are going to be on the same page when challenging China’s geopolitical goals, they must ensure that their industrial bases are, too.

September 9, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Trump’s ‘They Want to Do Nothing But Fight Wars’ Smear Was Nasty—And Inaccurate

Contrary to the president’s claim, the Pentagon wants out of the 9/11 wars.

May 23, 2020 | John Hannah, Jacob Nagel

U.S. Troops Are Vulnerable. Israeli Technologies Can Help

The recent U.S. decision to withdraw two Patriot missile defense batteries from Saudi Arabia has again highlighted how vulnerable U.S. interests in the Middle East remain to Iran’s growing arsenal of...

April 22, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief |

American Missiles in Syria

Since the start of the Syrian civil war, the secular-leaning Free Syrian Army has repeatedly called for arm...