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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.

Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (2nd L), who is the desert kingdom's deputy crown prince, at the 4th Summit of Arab States and South American countries in Riyadh, on November 11, 2015. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Saudi Arabia's 'Islamic Alliance': Major Challenge for Al-Baghdadi's Islamic State, or Potential Opportunity?

An Egyptian protester chants during a protest following midday prayers in Tahrir Square on September 14, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Ed Giles/Getty Images)

Commentary

Revolutionary Salafism: The Case of Ahrar Movement

Mokhtar Awad

Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism

Mokhtar Awad

Apr 29, 2016

Commentary

Long Read

The Trevi fountain is illuminated in red to symbolize blood of persecuted Christians around the world, on April 29, 2016 in Rome. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Silence of the Churches

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Apr 28, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

Royal Australian Navy warships HMAS Darwin (R) and HMAS Parramatta enter Sydney Harbour on October 4, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Reports

China in Australia's 2016 Defence White Paper

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

1 Min Read

Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), the 33rd President of the United States. (MPI/Getty Images)

Commentary

Will Obama Apologize for Truman’s Decision to Drop the Bomb in WWII?

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Apr 27, 2016

Commentary

3 Min Read

In the Media

Homegrown Terrorism and a New Ukrainian PM

Simond de Galbert

Visiting Fellow, CSIS

Simond de Galbert

Apr 26, 2016

In the Media

In the Media

Drone-Flattop Wedding & the Wisdom of Seth Cropsey

Peter Navarro

Professor, University of California-Irvine

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Peter Navarro & Seth Cropsey

Apr 25, 2016

In the Media

Copies of 'The 9/11 Commission Report' are seen for sale at Borders Books July 22, 2004 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Commentary

Hit Job

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 22, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

Life After the Nuclear Security Summits: Are We Safe?

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Apr 16, 2016

Commentary

6 Min Read

French troops patrol around the Eiffel Tower on January 12, 2015 in Paris, France. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Commentary

Misconnecting the Dots

Simond de Galbert

Visiting Fellow, CSIS

Iskander Rehman

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brookings Institution

Simond de Galbert & Iskander Rehman

Apr 14, 2016

Commentary

8 Min Read

A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft makes a very low altitude pass by the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook in international waters in the Baltic Sea, April 12, 2016. (U.S. Navy/Released)

Commentary

Russian Jets Buzz U.S. Navy Ship at 30 Feet

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 14, 2016

Commentary

2 Min Read

The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in the Delta Formation over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the Florida coast near Mayport Naval Station, Fla., in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec.10, 2013. (DoD/Released)

Commentary

New American Grand Strategy