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.
February 01, 2019. Citing Russia's violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Pompeo announced the U.S. will withdraw in 180 days from the treaty. (Getty Images)
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February 01, 2019. Citing Russia's violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Pompeo announced the U.S. will withdraw in 180 days from the treaty. (Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
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Afghan security forces gather at the site of a powerful truck bomb attack (claimed by the Taliban) a day after it detonated near a foreign compound in Kabul on January 15, 2019. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AGetty Images)
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Afghan security forces gather at the site of a powerful truck bomb attack (claimed by the Taliban) a day after it detonated near a foreign compound in Kabul on January 15, 2019. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AGetty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
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An Egyptian protester raises flags during the clashes between Egyptian police and protesters after declaring the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group in Alf Maskan district of Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2013. (Getty Images)
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An Egyptian protester raises flags during the clashes between Egyptian police and protesters after declaring the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group in Alf Maskan district of Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2013. (Getty Images)
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Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Research Professor; Fellow at Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
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