Defense Priorities

Articles

op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Conceding Donetsk won’t end the war in Ukraine

By Jennifer Kavanagh

January 28, 2026

op-edIran, Middle East

Iran is out of good options

By Daniel DePetris

January 28, 2026

op-edWestern Hemisphere, Greenland

Donald Trump stirs up trouble in U.S.-Canada relations

By Daniel DePetris

January 27, 2026

op-edAsia

Why the U.S. and South Korea will not jointly construct nuclear submarines

By Lyle Goldstein

January 27, 2026

China, Asia

Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption

By Lyle Goldstein

January 26, 2026

In the mediaGrand strategy, Europe and Eurasia, Greenland, Western Hemisphere

Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ flaunts U.S. expansionism and intervention. But will it pay off long-term?

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

January 25, 2026