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June 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM

Wednesday Reads: Why the US needs to work with the world's middle powers.

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June 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM

Wednesday Reads: Is Cuba Really a National Security Threat?

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May 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: China's Foreign Influence Operations

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May 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM

Regional Perspectives | Nechirvan Barzani and the New Kurdish Diplomacy

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May 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Special Edition: Reflecting on the Year Since Trump's Nuclear Executive Orders

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May 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Saturday Reads: Pakistan's troops in Saudi Arabia

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May 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM

Wednesday Reads: Syria's Washington Window

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May 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM

Saturday Reads: Does Iran Hold All the Cards in the Strait of Hormuz?

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May 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Policy Brief | Iran: The U.S. Needs to Find an Offramp, Soon

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May 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM

Wednesday Reads: The Trump-Xi Summit.

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May 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: Without Congress, there is no US strategy.

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May 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM

Wednesday Reads: Why Donald Trump doesn't want European strategic autonomy.

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April 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Policy Brief | The Popular Mobilization Forces: Power, Influence, and the Future of Iraq

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April 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: What the Iran War means for nuclear proliferation.

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April 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM

Wednesday Reads: How will the Hormuz blockade end?

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April 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: Is Russia Losing Chechnya?

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April 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: How Donald Trump Can Make the Iran Ceasefire Stick

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April 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM

Wednesday Reads: Why the Trump-Xi Summit Can't Come Soon Enough

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April 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: Assets in US-Iran peace negotiations, and Israel as a liability

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March 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM

Policy Brief | The Arab Gulf States After the War: Expectations for Washington and Tehran

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March 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Saturday Reads: Does Trump have a "day after" plan for the Iran War?

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March 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM

Wednesday Reads: The argument for an Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization

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March 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Wednesday Reads: The New Economics of War

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March 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM

Policy Brief | Netanyahu’s Exit Strategy: Israeli Politics After the War

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March 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Saturday Reads: What to watch for next in the Iran War

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March 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM

Wednesday Reads: The Iran War and the Post-Liberal Global Order

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March 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Saturday Reads: Impacts of the Iran War

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March 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM

Wednesday Reads: Will Iran's Gulf Pressure Strategy Work?

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March 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Special Edition: Ali Khamenei is dead. Now what?

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February 28, 2026 at 10:28 PM

Special Edition: Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Dead?

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February 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Saturday Reads: Mind Games

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February 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM

Washington Post Op-ed | How to Make NATO Great Again

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February 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM

Wednesday Reads: How China Is Hardening the Iran Target Before the American Attack

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February 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Saturday Reads: US Intervention in the UK's Chagos Deal

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February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Wednesday Reads: Collaborating and Integrating to Defend the Homeland Against Drones

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February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Saturday Reads: The US' Delcy Rodriguez Dilemma

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February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Saturday Reads: How Donald Trump Can Fix US Biodefense

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February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Wednesday Reads: Why the ICE Crackdown Is a Mistake

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January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Saturday Reads: Peace Through Strength Begins at Home

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January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Policy Brief | The Ghosts of Neocons Past: Stabilization and Reconstruction in the Trump Era

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January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Wednesday Reads: Washington's Iran Dilemma

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January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Saturday Reads: Greenland and the Costs of US Strategic Hubris

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January 24, 2026 at 12:18 AM

CFTNI Policy Brief | Another Strike on Iran Would Not Serve U.S. Interests

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January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Special Edition: Greenland

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January 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Wednesday Reads: A Good Greenland Deal Will Fortify US and European Security

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January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Saturday Reads: What Comes Next in Venezuela?

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January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Wednesday Reads: Learning from Senator Arthur Vandenberg’s “Prudent Insulationism”

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January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Saturday Reads: What Happens If Donald Trump Bombs Iran?

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January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Wednesday Reads: Peace Through Strength in Venezuela—and the World

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January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Saturday Reads: Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy Signals the Start of Imperial America

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