National Security and Defense

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.
Nigerien soldiers patrol in Bosso, near the Nigerian border, where the army had been battling Boko Haram militants since February. (May 25, 2015 -  ISSOUF SANOGO/Getty Images)
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Nigerien soldiers patrol in Bosso, near the Nigerian border, where the army had been battling Boko Haram militants since February. (May 25, 2015 - ISSOUF SANOGO/Getty Images)
Commentary
Audu Bulama Bukarti
Analyst, Tony Blair Institute; PhD Candidate, SOAS; Senior Non-Resident Associate, CSIS.
Audu Bulama Bukarti
Long Read
 Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (C) arrives at a closed briefing for Senate members May 21, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (C) arrives at a closed briefing for Senate members May 21, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
9 Min Read
Former Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's in Tehran, Iran on September 18, 2016. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Former Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's in Tehran, Iran on September 18, 2016. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Commentary
michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
2 Min Read