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How to Ensure that $11 Billion in Potential Arms Sales Would Actually Help Taiwan
In Brief

How to Ensure that $11 Billion in Potential Arms Sales Would Actually Help Taiwan

Raymond Kuo, Brian Hart, Ben Lewis, and Shelley Rigger
Latin American Reactions to Maduro’s Capture and Implications for the Region

Latin American Reactions to Maduro’s Capture and Implications for the Region

Jan 8, 2026
Roxanna Vigil, Michael Bustamante, Benjamin Gedan, and Anya Prusa
Key Elements of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

Key Elements of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

Jan 6, 2026
Matt Vallone, Steven Wills, Katherine Kuzminski, and Max Bergmann
U.S. Foreign Policy Surprises in 2025

U.S. Foreign Policy Surprises in 2025

Dec 30, 2025
Emma Ashford, Britta Crandall, H. A. Hellyer, Oriana Skylar Mastro, and Joshua Shifrinson

In Brief

In Brief

Underrated Global Risks in 2026

December 23, 2025
Patrick Cronin, Ulrike Franke, and Mathew Burrows
Underrated Global Risks in 2026
In Brief

Pros and Cons in the National Security Strategy

December 16, 2025
Kori Schake, Daniel DePetris, Rebecca Lissner, and Frank Hoffman
Pros and Cons in the National Security Strategy
In Brief

Black Sea Regional Outlook for 2026

December 9, 2025
Yevgeniya Gaber, Alper Coşkun, Natia Gamkrelidze, Maia Otarashvili, and Iulia-Sabina Joja
Black Sea Regional Outlook for 2026
In Brief

What Washington Can Do to Address Fentanyl Flows from China

December 2, 2025
Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jonathan Caulkins, David Luckey, Daniel Baldwin, and Cecilia Farfán-Méndez
What Washington Can Do to Address Fentanyl Flows from China
In Brief

G20 Summit Outcomes: Multilateralism Survives

November 25, 2025
Zainab Usman, Gesine Weber, Henrietta Levin, and Tanvi Madan
G20 Summit Outcomes: Multilateralism Survives
In Brief

How the United States Can Address Its Shortage of Missile Interceptors

November 19, 2025
Ankit Panda, Mackenzie Eaglen, and Tom Karako
How the United States Can Address Its Shortage of Missile Interceptors
In Brief

How Actors Within Venezuela Are Responding to U.S. Pressure

November 11, 2025
John Polga-Hecimovich, Laura Cristina Dib, Dorothy Kronick, Julia Buxton, and David Smilde
How Actors Within Venezuela Are Responding to U.S. Pressure
In Brief

Trump’s Week in Asia: Gifts, Deals, and Submarines

November 4, 2025
Susannah Patton, Sheila Smith, Jenny Town, Zack Cooper, and Jacob Stokes
Trump’s Week in Asia: Gifts, Deals, and Submarines
In Brief

The Global Reach of the War in Ukraine

October 28, 2025
Sergey Radchenko, Jonathan Corrado, Hanna Notte, Eric Watkins, and Christopher Hernandez-Roy
The Global Reach of the War in Ukraine
In Brief

How Regional Actors Might Respond to a U.S.-Venezuelan War

October 23, 2025
Michael Weintraub, Roxanna Vigil, and Anya Prusa
How Regional Actors Might Respond to a U.S.-Venezuelan War
In Brief

How Often Overlooked Non-State Actors Are Using Drones

October 14, 2025
Richard Horsey, R. Evan Ellis, Tricia Bacon, and Nathaniel Powell
How Often Overlooked Non-State Actors Are Using Drones
Commentary In Brief

The Ripple Effects of the Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

October 7, 2025
Janice Stein, Gabriel Mitchell, Jonathan Lincoln, Zaha Hassan, and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud
The Ripple Effects of the Oct. 7 Attack on Israel