Rising tensions in the Middle East are a “contest between the American alliance system and Iranian alliance system,” argued Senior Fellow Michael Doran on CNN after Iran-backed militias attacked a United States military installation in Jordan. And on Washington Journal, Doran explained why the only way to stop Tehran’s escalation is to strike targets that the mullahs value.

The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s newest aircraft carrier, had a chance to justify its price tag on its recent deployment to the Middle East. On NPR, Senior Fellow Bryan Clark examined whether the Navy’s investment will pay off.

Ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s largest exercise since the Cold War, Senior Fellow Luke Coffey hosted the Rt Hon. Liam Fox, the former United Kingdom secretary of defence, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former political prisoner of Vladimir Putin’s regime. In this Hudson event, they discussed what 2024 could bring for the Kremlin, peace and security in Europe, and America’s global interests.

Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) joined Research Fellow Nate Sibley to discuss the recently passed Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, the most consequential foreign bribery law in over half a century. The legislation promises to protect American companies operating overseas and deter unfair competition from China’s state-owned enterprises.

Research Fellow Aparna Pande and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) discussed the roles India and Pakistan can play in America’s efforts to counter Chinese influence, as well as how America can build stronger ties in South Asia.

BEFORE YOU GO...

On the other side of the Red Sea from Yemen, a proxy war is brewing. In War on the Rocks, Research Fellow James Barnett examines the security implications of a deal between Ethiopia and the renegade territory of Somaliland that grants Ethiopia port access on the crucial Gulf of Aden.