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Dr. Alex Karp at Hudson Institute’s annual gala in New York on November 11, 2025.
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An Israeli flag flutters on the window of a building in northern Israel on November 28, 2024. (Getty Images)
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An F-16 pilot prepares for takeoff while airmen perform final preflight inspections on January 9, 2015, at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. (US Air Force)
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Leaders of BRICS countries attend the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. (Getty Images)
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A protester holds an Israeli Flag during the counter demonstration in Berlin Germany on September 27, 2025. (Vasily Krestyaninov via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference at the White House on September 29, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Husain Haqqani appears on the John Batchelor Show to discuss the implications of the new Saudi Arbia–Pakistan defense agreement.
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Robert Malley, Biden administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill, May 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
