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Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

How to Save Ukraine

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu & Peter Rough

Mar 14, 2025

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Chinese sailors stand next to a submarine rescue ship Hongzehu from the PLA Navy as it is docked on April 23, 2024, in Qingdao, China.(Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)

Trump Doesn’t Faze Xi Jinping

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 17, 2025

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Researchers with the Naval Postgraduate School and NASA employ a REMUS 100 UUV to create a detailed map of a shallow environment off the coast of Florida on September 13, 2013. (DVIDS

The Future of Autonomous Undersea Warfare

Vice Admiral Robert M. Gaucher, Duane Fotheringham, Matt Britton, Bryan Clark

Mar 25, 2025

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt transits the Philippine Sea on April 5, 2024. (DVIDS)

Bending the Defense Cost Curve

David Chu, Harold Furchtgott-Roth

Mar 26, 2025

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Building a Sustainable and Successful Semiconductor Ecosystem under the Trump Administration

Peter Cleveland, Jonathan Hoganson, Paul Treadgold, Patrick Wilson, Jason Hsu

Mar 28, 2025

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Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

How to Save Ukraine

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu & Peter Rough

Mar 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Chinese sailors stand next to a submarine rescue ship Hongzehu from the PLA Navy as it is docked on April 23, 2024, in Qingdao, China.(Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)

Trump Doesn’t Faze Xi Jinping

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 17, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

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The Skydio X10D drone flies during a counter-uncrewed aerial systems training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, on February 13, 2025. (US Army photo)

Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Exploiting America’s Commercial Strengths to Mobilize Weapons Production