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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

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In the Media

IDF Claims It Killed Hamas Military Leader in Airstrike

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 1, 2024

In the Media

A banner featuring a portrait of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is being hung next to an Iranian flag during a funeral for him and his bodyguard Abu Shaaban in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, Abu Shaaban, are being killed in an air strike on Haniyeh's residence in northern Tehran the day after the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A banner featuring Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hangs next to an Iranian flag during his funeral in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Brings Deterrence Back to the War on Terror

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 1, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

Iranians attend a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, the Capital of Iran on August 1, 2024. Hamas said its political leader was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran early on July 31, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranians attend a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. (Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Washington Must Recalculate Its Strategic Approach to the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Aug 1, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

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In the Media

Sword of Iron, Israel at War

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Aug 1, 2024

In the Media

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Podcast

Ding Dong! Haniyeh and Shukr Are Dead.

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 1, 2024

Podcast

AoD | US Security Begins and Ends with Transatlantic Security (feat. Daniel Kochis)

Marshall Kosloff

Former Media Fellow

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Marshall Kosloff & Daniel Kochis

Jul 31, 2024

Podcast

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In the Media

Discussing 5G in the US Navy

Robert Spalding

Senior Fellow

Robert Spalding

Jul 31, 2024

In the Media

A serviceman of Ukraine's National Guard in a trench during a tactical exercise on July 22, 2024. (Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | July 31