Defense Priorities

Articles

ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan

Target Taiwan: Military risk from Chinese conquest

By Lyle Goldstein

December 23, 2025

In the mediaVenezuela, Americas

‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: U.S. signs security deals across Latin America

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

December 23, 2025

ExplainerEurope and Eurasia, Russia

The bear in the Baltics: Reassessing the Russian threat in Estonia

By Jennifer Kavanagh and Jeremy Shapiro

December 18, 2025

op-edVenezuela, Americas, Grand strategy

On Venezuela, Trump is forgetting the lessons of the Middle East

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 17, 2025

op-edGrand strategy, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia, NATO

Pros and Cons in the National Security Strategy

By Daniel DePetris

December 16, 2025

op-edVenezuela, Americas, Grand strategy

Donald Trump is conducting a secret war

By Daniel DePetris

December 16, 2025