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David Petraeus on What Taiwan Can Learn from Ukraine’s Battlefield Experience [[link removed]]

Using unmanned systems, Ukraine has destroyed a significant portion of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and strategic airpower. General David Petraeus joined Jason Hsu [[link removed]] and Kenneth Weinstein [[link removed]] to discuss how the United States and Taiwan can deter China by applying lessons from this war.

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Strategic Realignments: The Middle East after the Israel-Iran Conflict [[link removed]]

Michael Doran [[link removed]], Zineb Riboua [[link removed]], Dan Diker, and David Wurmser discussed the state of the US-Israel relationship, what remains of Tehran’s ambitions, and how other regional actors will adapt to the new Middle East order following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

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Trump’s Trade Deal Triumphs [[link removed]]

By linking trade access to American security guarantees, President Donald Trump has pushed key allies to accept steep tariffs and expand purchases of US goods. Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] argues in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]] that recent agreements with Japan and the European Union mark the president’s most consequential achievements to date.

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How Congress Can Rebuild US Shipbuilding and Boost Maritime Security [[link removed]]

Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. [[link removed]], Bryan Clark [[link removed]] and Michael Roberts [[link removed]] will host an event on how funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act can help expand US Navy and Coast Guard capacity. With government and industry leaders, they will discuss whether the American maritime sector can overcome worker shortages, crumbling infrastructure, and inadequate commercial demand.

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Israel Update: Famine in Gaza? [[link removed]]

On Israel Update [[link removed]], Michael Doran [[link removed]] and Gadi Taub discussed the anti-Israel propaganda narratives about food access in Gaza. For the latest on-the-ground perspective, watch Nina Shea [[link removed]]’s conversation [[link removed]] with Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Executive Chairman Johnnie Moore. Or tune in live today at 5:30 p.m. to watch Moore and Michael Doran [[link removed]] discuss the challenges [[link removed]] of operating alongside Hamas and the United Nations in Gaza.

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Before you go . . .

John Lee [[link removed]] and Lavina Lee examine how China, through its rapid nuclear buildup, seeks to subdue its adversaries and win without fighting. The authors suggest four ways the US and its Indo-Pacific partners can counter China’s strategy in a new Hudson report [[link removed]].

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