Military Operations

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Expert Take
Hegseth’s Unmaking of the U.S. Military
November 12, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
What the Abu Dhabi Talks Did—and Didn’t—Achieve
November 12, 2026
By Max Boot, Liana Fix, Thomas Graham and Matthias Matthijs
59:18Podcast
The Looming Defense Budget Battle and the Scramble to Rebuild the U.S. Military
November 11, 2026
The Spillover
Expert Take
How the Next Congress Can Repair the Military’s Personnel Crisis
November 10, 2026
By Linda Robinson
Meeting
Screening and Discussion of "The Fight to Fight"
November 10, 2026
Report
The War on Military Talent
October 30, 2026
By Linda Robinson
Expert Take
What Is the Future of American Strategy in the Western Hemisphere?
October 29, 2026
By Rebecca Lissner
Expert Take
A Path to Partnership With Venezuela: How the United States Can Help Turn a Dictatorship Into a Democracy
October 29, 2026
By Will Freeman and Paul J. Angelo
Here’s How Much Aid the United States Has Sent Ukraine
October 23, 2026
By Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow
Expert Take
What Questions Should Leaders Ask Before Going to War?
September 30, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
Is the U.S. Army Backing Off on Drones?
September 14, 2026
By Michael C. Horowitz
Expert Take
Making Sense of John Ratcliffe’s Trip to Moscow
September 2, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
Six Months Into the Iran War, the United States Has No Good Options
August 26, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
How to Reshape U.S. Defense Production to Counter China
August 24, 2026
By Michael C. Horowitz
Expert Take
The U.S. Munitions Crisis
August 19, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
Is the Trump-Tinubu Collaboration Working?
August 18, 2026
By Ebenezer Obadare
Expert Take
To Base or Not to Base: The Iran War Exposes Flaws of U.S. Basing in the Middle East
July 21, 2026
By Elliott Abrams
Trump Walks Back Threat to Strike a Critical Iranian Oil Hub
June 11, 2026
By Will Merrow, Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy
Expert Take
Beware the Costs of the Global Rearmament Boom
June 2, 2026
By Rebecca Patterson
Where Are U.S. Military Forces Deployed in Europe?
May 6, 2026
By Molly Carlough, Benjamin Harris and Abi McGowan
The U.S. Invasion of Veracruz, Mexico
April 21, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
April 17, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Hit an Impasse. What Comes Next?
April 13, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
President Trump’s Iran Address Left Critical Questions Unanswered
April 2, 2026
By James M. Lindsay