America’s Fatal Attraction to War
The Perverse Incentives for Presidents to Use Military Force EMMA ASHFORD is a Senior Fellow in the Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center and the author of First Among…
Pakistan Emerging as a New Security Pivot in the Middle East
According to growing regional assessments, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan are all seeking to expand defense and security cooperation with Pakistan. By Iftikhar Mashwani The rapidly evolving geopolitical and security…
Senior IDF officer retires from military, reportedly after being questioned for ‘moral offenses.’
Brig. Gen. Yisrael Shomer, the incoming head of the Operations Division, during a handover ceremony at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, June 25, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces) Brig. Gen.…
Xi presents orders to promote two military officers to rank of general
Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and other leaders pose for a group photo with the promoted military officers in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2025.…