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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the US Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
National Security and Defense
National Security and Defense
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A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026. (US Air Force)
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(School of War)
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An oil tanker remains anchored at the dock in the outskirts of the 'El Palito' refinery on December 18, 2025, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
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Newspaper front pages display stories on the capture and arrest of President Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela in a newsagent shop, on January 4, 2026, in Somerset, England. (Getty Images)
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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
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(Screenshot via Fox News)
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A Ukrainian soldier walks around a snow-covered training ground in Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine on December 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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(School of War)
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President Donald Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor US military operations in Venezuela from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on January 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Getty Images)
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(Screenshot via CBS News)
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Venezuelans living in Argentina celebrate at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Nicolas Maduro. (Getty Images)
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Two Iran-made ballistic missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
