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Is Iran on the brink of change?
Iranians wave national flags during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026.
Is Iran on the brink of change?

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Jeffrey Feltman, Sharan Grewal, Steven Heydemann, Mara Karlin, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Shibley Telhami

January 15, 2026

The global implications of the US military operation in Venezuela
Pro-government supporters attend a rally a day after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 4, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
The global implications of the US military operation in Venezuela

Scott R. Anderson, Sarah A. Binder, Richard C. Bush, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Daniel S. Hamilton, Kari Heerman, Jonathan Katz, Patricia M. Kim, Suzanne Maloney, Steven Pifer, Dafna H. Rand, Douglas A. Rediker, Melanie W. Sisson, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Andrew Yeo

January 7, 2026

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Making sense of the US military operation in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump (2R) looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (2L) speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026.
Venezuela Making sense of the US military operation in Venezuela

Scott R. Anderson, Alex Brockwehl, Marcela Escobari, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Samantha Gross, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ted Piccone, Elizabeth N. Saunders, Caitlin Talmadge, David G. Victor, Valerie Wirtschafter, Kelebogile Zvobgo

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Breaking down Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding the Administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C, U.S., December 18, 2017.
Defense & Security Breaking down Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy

Scott R. Anderson, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Pavel K. Baev, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Daniel S. Hamilton, Kari Heerman, Mara Karlin, Patricia M. Kim, Lynn Kuok, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Steven Pifer, Stephanie K. Pell, Landry Signé, Melanie W. Sisson, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, Tara Varma, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew Yeo

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