Defense Priorities

Articles

ExplainerEurope and Eurasia, Russia

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

By Jennifer Kavanagh and Jeremy Shapiro

December 18, 2025

ReportUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

An armed nonalignment model for Ukraine’s postwar security

By Jennifer Kavanagh

December 15, 2025

Press ReleaseSyria, Middle East

No more American deaths in Syria—bring U.S. troops home now

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 13, 2025

op-edGrand strategy, Nuclear weapons

Resuming nuclear testing is a dangerous gamble

By Thomas P. Cavanna

December 13, 2025

In the mediaCounterterrorism, Africa, Middle East

So this is what ‘America first’ looks like

Featuring William Walldorf

December 11, 2025

op-edGrand strategy

The good and the bad in Donald Trump’s national security strategy

By Daniel DePetris

December 11, 2025