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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
Defense Strategy
Defense Strategy
Commentary
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A man looks at drones on display at the International Drone Expo 2015 at Makuhari Messe on May 21, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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China's first aircraft carrier, a former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, docked after its handover to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province, September 24, 2012. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. Marine Corps pilots from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing maneuver a AH-1Z Viper, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California (USA), December 19, 2008. (Wikimedia)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
