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An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar drilling natural gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013 off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar drilling natural gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013 off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Reports
Shaul Chorev
Head, Haifa Research Center for Maritime Strategy
Mary Landrieu
Former U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Ami Ayalon
Former Commander-in-Chief, Israeli Navy, Former Head, Shin-Bet
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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Charles D. Davidson
Former Chairman & CEO, Noble Energy, Inc.
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Senior Fellow
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Gary Roughead
Former Chief of U.S. Naval Operations
Eytan Sheshinski
Sir Isaac Wolfson Emeritus Professor of Public Finance, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shaul Chorev, Mary Landrieu & Ami Ayalon More…
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U.S President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran nuclear deal on July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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U.S President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran nuclear deal on July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
6 Min Read
Iranian schoolgirls wave their national flag and hold an anti-US slogan during celebrations in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to mark the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on February 11, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranian schoolgirls wave their national flag and hold an anti-US slogan during celebrations in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to mark the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on February 11, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
6 Min Read
A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past Iranian military commanders during the annual military parade on September 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past Iranian military commanders during the annual military parade on September 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Max Singer
Senior Fellow, Co-Founder, and Trustee Emeritus
Max Singer
11 Min Read
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