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Preventing the Next Middle East Disaster
Commentary
At play for Washington in the Middle East is the opportunity to keep Russia out of the Eastern Mediterranean, Iran’s proxy network at bay, and scale back China's ambitions in ...
By Adham Sahloul
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How Nuclear War Could Start
Commentary
To understand how it could all go wrong, it is useful to look at some examples of how it almost did....
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Tell Me How This Trade War Ends
Commentary
Against this backdrop, Trump has turned the United States into a revisionist power seeking to shatter what remains of the economic order....
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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‘Spider’s Web’ Warning: The U.S. Must Prioritize Drone Defense to Avoid Russia’s Fate
Commentary
This attack is wake-up call for US military: its counter-drone efforts are inadequate and are not keeping pace with the threat....
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
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How the United States Can Win the Global Tech Race
Commentary
Despite powerful advantages, U.S. success is far from assured....
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Around the Table with Cole Stevens
Commentary
Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter. Each edition features a conversation with a peer in the national security community ...
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Why EU Enlargement Is a Strategic Necessity for the United States
Commentary
Increased European prosperity is a net benefit to the United States....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Why We Should Worry About Nuclear Weapons Again
Commentary
Today’s global nuclear landscape is far more complicated and, in many ways, more precarious....
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Putin’s Pressure Point
Commentary
Trump’s handling of Russia diverges sharply from his approach to every other country....
By Edward Fishman
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How to Kick-start Syria’s Reconstruction
Commentary
Given that there are so many stakeholders interested in Syria’s future, it’s unlikely that all countries will agree on the best way to support its transition, but they don’t n...
By Delaney Soliday & Kate Johnston
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Extremist Militias on Federal Duty
Commentary
Dakota S. Rudesill is associate professor at the Moritz College of Law, and national security simulation director and research associate at the Mershon Center for Internationa...
By Dakota S. Rudesill
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Balancing Act: Ensuring the National Guard Can Meet Its Missions
Commentary
Taren Dillon Sylvester is a research assistant for the National Security Human Capital Program at the Center for a New American Security. In February 2025, New York Governor K...
By Taren Sylvester
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Arab League Summit in Iraq Falls Short
Commentary
There are many who have argued about the insignificance of the Arab League altogether, but from an Iraqi perspective, taking on the responsibility to host it also involves tak...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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The U.S. Military Needs to Relearn Nuclear Signaling
Commentary
This deterioration matters because beyond the quantity and quality of the United States’ nuclear forces, nuclear deterrence will rest on the country’s ability to effectively s...
By Philip Sheers
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Semiconductor Imports and U.S. National Security
Commentary
The Secretary of Commerce has initiated a Section 232 investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufactur...
By Geoffrey Gertz & Caleb Withers
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Sharper: America’s Edge
Commentary
A volatile global security environment requires the United States and its allies to develop new tactics and capabilities to deal with novel global threats. On June 3, policyma...
By Charles Horn
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Preventing the Use of the National Guard to Evade the Posse Comitatus Act
Commentary
Elizabeth Goitein is senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. Limitations on military involvement in...
By Elizabeth Goitein
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Protecting the Integrity of the National Guard
Commentary
Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle professor of law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is the faculty director of the Center for E...
By Claire Finkelstein
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Ukraine Is Europe’s War. Isn’t It?
Commentary
The Trump administration therefore faces a choice: It can stand up to the Kremlin now, in Ukraine, or later....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure on DOE Lands
Commentary
Maintaining America’s lead in AI data centers is critical for U.S. AI dominance....
By Caleb Withers, Janet Egan & Spencer Michaels
