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Explainers

ExplainerMilitary analysis, Air power, Basing and force posture, Land power, Naval power

Aligning global military posture with U.S. interests

By Jennifer Kavanagh and Dan Caldwell

July 9, 2025

ExplainerAmericas, Air power, Counterterrorism

No GWOT-Narco

By Daniel DePetris and Christopher McCallion

July 2, 2025

ExplainerMiddle East, China, Europe and Eurasia

China can’t dominate the Middle East

By Rosemary Kelanic

May 5, 2025

Briefs

Policy PaperSyria, Counterterrorism, Iran, Middle East

Wait and see: A post-Assad Syria

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 23, 2024

BriefUkraine‑Russia, Air power, Europe and Eurasia, Land power, Military analysis, Russia, Ukraine

A decision framework for Ukraine military aid

By Jennifer Kavanagh

November 7, 2024

BriefUkraine‑Russia, Russia, Ukraine

Year three Limiting U.S. ambitions in Ukraine

By Daniel DePetris

February 23, 2024

Reports

ReportGrand strategy, Russia, Ukraine

American interests in the Ukraine War

By Joshua Shifrinson

September 14, 2022

Policy PaperGrand strategy, Middle East

A plan for U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East

By Mike Sweeney

December 21, 2020

ReportMiddle East, Global posture, Grand strategy

The case for withdrawing from the Middle East

By Justin Logan

September 30, 2020