Security Alliances

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, lands at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 30, 2022 after a three-month rotational deployment at Fetesti Air Base, Romania. Since 2014, the NATO Alliance has implemented assurance measures through enhanced Air Policing, with the goal to secure regional stability and assure Allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler)
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on April 30, 2022, after a three-month rotational deployment at Fetesti Air Base in Romania. (US Air Force photo by Anthony Plyler)
In the Media
luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
TOPSHOT - The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. - Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday, May 14, in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. As the viole
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The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas in the sky above the Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)
Reports
Raphael BenLevi
Raphael BenLevi
Director, Churchill Program for Strategy, Statesmanship and National Security at the Argaman Institute of Tikvah Fund Israel
michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
13 Min Read
The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force led by Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise conduct multiple carrier strike group operations with US Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on October 3, 2021. (DVIDS)
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The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force led by Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise conduct multiple carrier strike group operations with US Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on October 3, 2021. (DVIDS)
Commentary
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Long Read
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