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October 3, 2024

United States
CFR Welcomes David Hart, Jonathan Hillman, and Stuart Reid as Senior Fellows

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome David Hart, Jonathan Hillman, and Stuart Reid to the David Rockefeller Studies Program.  Hart joined CFR on Tuesday, October 1, as seni…

October 16, 2024

Israel
Missile Defense: How Vulnerable Is Israel to Iran’s Attacks?

Israel and its allies have successfully defended against Iran’s missile attacks thus far, but it has required an extraordinary level of cooperation, and the challenge is likely to only get harder if …

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery in southern Israel, April 2024.

October 25, 2024

Iran
What Are Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities?

Iran’s nuclear program and missile arsenal have garnered increased international scrutiny amid its flaring conflict with Israel.

A view of the water nuclear reactor at Arak, Iran, December 2019.

October 29, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

The Iran-backed Shiite militia was considered the most powerful non-state group in the Middle East, but an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in 2024 has considerably weakened it.

 A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.

September 25, 2024

Taiwan
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts

Taiwan has been a top buyer of U.S. military equipment for decades, but the island is waiting on a significant backlog of weapon deliveries that defense experts say are urgently needed to deter China…

A helicopter takes off from a guided-missile destroyer as part of Taiwan’s annual military exercises.

October 1, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Troops in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence

The U.S. military has an extensive footprint in the Middle East, including a collection of permanent bases and various naval assets, such as aircraft carriers and destroyers. 

A photo of an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

February 7, 2023

Canada
Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, With Jonathan Berkshire Miller

Jonathan Berkshire Miller, senior fellow and director of foreign affairs, national defense, and national security at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Canada…

Podcast Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers an apology to descendants of No. 2 Construction Battalion, in Truro

September 27, 2024

Ukraine
How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine?

Nine charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.

A Ukrainian serviceman carries an artillery shell.