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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
National Security and Defense
National Security and Defense
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Members of the US National Guard walk outside the US Capitol on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC
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As the U.S. Navy grapples with losing many of its cruisers in the coming years, it's looking to kick off a major effort to move forward on its next-generation of large surface combatant.
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A soldier in Tampa, Florida, assesses the Army's One World Terrain software, which will be used to create real-time, realistic simulated terrain for soldiers to fight on
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The Shabab control large parts of Somalia and raise considerable funds through local taxation and extortion. The group has carried out deadly attacks not only in Somalia but also in Kenya and Uganda.
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
