The Trump administration (and others) discussed the Iran war in video game terms. That’s the wrong way of looking at it. James Acton explained on The World Unpacked with Jon Bateman.
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From a military perspective, the war with Iran demonstrates how the nature of power has changed—and why that shift underscores the need for stronger negotiations. Admiral William McRaven explains. ...
Trump’s Iran War Options
Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at the Hudson Institute, discusses the primary options President Trump had for the end of the war in Ira...
Did the Iran War Launch the Age of AI Warfare?
In the first 24 hours of the war in Iran, the United States struck over 1000 targets. The speed of these attacks was enhanced by the U.S. military's use of Maven Smart System, an artificial intelli...
After the Iran War: Can the U.S. Really Take on China?
The military strategy implications of the US-Israeli war with Iran warrant close scrutiny. The United States’ lack of operational success against Iran raises critical questions about US deterrence ...
The human cost of AI in today’s warfare
When AI is used in warfare, incomplete, biased, or inaccurate data can turn into life-and-death decisions.
International humanitarian law sets strict limits on the use of force. Any use of AI in ...
Join the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at Brookings for a discussion between the authors and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabiliti...
IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 | United States’ Strategy for Peace in the Indo-Pacific
In his speech to the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared his vision for a ‘new era of pragmatic idealism’, explaining how Washington is seeking to rest...
In their new book, War at Arm's Length, authors Alex Noyes and Richard Bennet outline exactly why military assistance works in some cases and fails so badly in others. Drawing on years of research,...
THE 'DONROE DOCTRINE': WILL IT ADVANCE U.S. INTERESTS?
...senior fellow at the Cato Institute, maintained that the Donroe Doctrine offers just another strain of endless U.S. military adventurism without a defined ends and means strateg...
آنتونیو گوتریش، سرمنشی ملل متحد می گوید: اکنون زمان آن فرا رسیده است که در جنگ خاورمیانه، دیپلوماسی بر تشدید تنشها ترجیح داده شود
War is not only fought on frontlines.
War is not only fought on frontlines.
It is lived in homes without power, in streets without safety, and in families trying to survive another day.
Respect for civilians and access to aid are not...
Brookings Senior Fellow Robert Kagan writes in The Atlantic that U.S. defeat in Iran war “is not only possible but likely.” In this episode of The Brookings Current, Kagan is joined by Melanie Siss...
...ecurity and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition is an essential resource for...
Is Washington’s demonization of China making our lives as Americans worse? The latest Always at War.
What Does China Really Think About the Iran War? | The High Top
CSIS’s Jon Alterman and Edgard Kagan discuss China’s feelings about U.S. military power and the lessons it could learn from Iran to shape a potential campaign against Taiwan.
Is China Winning the U.S.-Iran War? | The High Top
CSIS’s Jon Alterman and Edgard Kagan discuss the impacts of the U.S.-Iran war on China and how it might benefit China if the United States becomes enmeshed in the conflict.
This joint WCC and MECC webinar brings together an array of on-the-ground voices from people who have answered an urgent call for Christian witness through diakonia in the Middle East.
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