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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Will Cummings
Research Associate, Center for the Future of Liberal Society
Mike Watson
Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft
Andrew Wilson
Research Associate and Program Manager, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft