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Press ReleaseUkraine‑Russia, Diplomacy, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Security guarantees for Ukraine are a dangerous fantasy

By Benjamin Friedman and Jennifer Kavanagh

August 18, 2025

Press ReleaseUkraine‑Russia, Diplomacy, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Trump-Putin summit represents progress

By Jennifer Kavanagh

August 15, 2025

Press ReleaseUkraine‑Russia, Diplomacy, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Five key points for the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska

By Jennifer Kavanagh

August 12, 2025

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Defense One: AFSOC exercise brings concept created for great-power conflict to the Caribbean

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

September 18, 2025

Washington Examiner: U.S. strikes on Venezuela drug smugglers raise legal questions about lethal force

Featuring Gil Barndollar

September 17, 2025

The Hill: Trump appears sidelined as Israel, Russia escalate wars

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

September 11, 2025

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In the mediaAmericas, Military analysis

AFSOC exercise brings concept created for great-power conflict to the Caribbean

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

September 18, 2025

In the mediaAmericas, Military analysis

U.S. strikes on Venezuela drug smugglers raise legal questions about lethal force

Featuring Gil Barndollar

September 17, 2025

In the mediaUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

Trump appears sidelined as Israel, Russia escalate wars

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

September 11, 2025

In the mediaChina, Asia, Military analysis, Naval power

U.S.-China rivalry sparks a submarine arms race

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

September 8, 2025

In the mediaUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Davis assesses the potential for Russia-Ukraine peace on NewsNation

Featuring Daniel Davis

September 8, 2025

In the mediaGrand strategy, Military analysis

Supporters hail Trump’s Pentagon rebrand as ‘honest,’ critics call it reckless

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

September 7, 2025