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Understanding Global South Perspectives on Taiwan
Brief by Henrietta Levin and Hugh Grant-Chapman — January 16, 2026
The Costs and Global Trade-Offs of U.S. Military Action Against Venezuela
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park — January 15, 2026
Opting Out: United States to Stop Engaging with More UN Entities
Commentary by Allison Lombardo — January 15, 2026
Imagery from Venezuela Shows a Surgical Strike, Not Shock and Awe
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg, Mark F. Cancian, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Jennifer Jun, Henry Ziemer, and Chris H. Park — January 9, 2026
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Greenland's Role in Arctic Security
Indo-Pacific Forecast 2026
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Recalibrating U.S.–ROK Alliance: Strategic Priorities for 2026
The Donroe Doctrine: What Venezuela Means for China, Russia, and Iran | The State of Play
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The Eurofile Live Podcast: Europe in the Wake of the 2025 NSS
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Building a Golden Age for the U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership: Ensuring Security, Stability, and Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Is North Korean Denuclearization Dead?
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Russia and the CIS in 2013: Russia's Pivot to Asia
Commentary by Andrew C. Kuchins — May 1, 2014
Unmanned Systems in the 2015 HASC NDAA Markup
Critical Questions by Samuel Brannen and Rhys McCormick — May 1, 2014
Acquisition Improvements for 2015 and Beyond
Congressional Testimony by David J. Berteau — April 29, 2014
The Flight MAP: The Marine Aviation Plan Through 2040
Event — April 28, 2014
Russia’s Latest Land Grab: How Putin Won Crimea and Lost Ukraine
Commentary by Jeffrey Mankoff — April 25, 2014
Middle East Notes and Comment: America's Divergence
Newsletter by Jon B. Alterman — April 24, 2014
Engage or Contain? Future Policy Toward Russia Trilaterally Considered
Press Release — April 23, 2014
FYSA: For Your Situational Awareness l Issue 6
Newsletter by Clark A. Murdock, Robert D. Lamb and Scott Aughenbaugh, and Jesse Ellman — April 23, 2014
Exploring New Ways to Provide Enduring Strategic Effects for the Department of Defense
Report by Clark A. Murdock and Samuel J. Brannen — April 22, 2014
Reference Note on Russian Communications Surveillance
Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — April 18, 2014