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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.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ('Ike') in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

In Defense of Hard Power

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 17, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

(L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and Jack Ma, Chairman of Alibaba Group, at Trump Tower, January 9, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Road to Making America Great Again Runs Through... Beijing: Emerging Chinese Views of Donald Trump

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Jan 13, 2017

Commentary

8 Min Read

A soldier of the Polish Army sits in a tank as a NATO flag flies behind during the NATO Noble Jump military exercises of the VJTF forces on June 18, 2015 in Zagan, Poland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Reports

Border Security in Eastern Europe: Lessons for NATO and Partners

Clare Hollingworth, Daily Telegraph military correspondent in Saigon, Vietnam, June 1968. (manhhai/Francois Sully/Flickr)

Commentary

The Woman Who Scooped Everyone on World War II

Melanie Kirkpatrick

Senior Fellow

Melanie Kirkpatrick

Jan 12, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Rex Tillerson Grilled During Confirmation Hearing

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 12, 2017

In the Media

President-elect Donald Trump arrives at a news conference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary

The 'Trump Report' Is a Russian Provocation

David Satter

Former Senior Fellow

David Satter

Jan 12, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

US President-elect Donald Trump answers journalists questions during a press conference on January 11, 2017 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Hairline Cracks in Trump's Invisible Shield

In the Media

Trump's US Navy Priorities, Fleet Size & Future Naval Warfare

Bryan McGrath

Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower

Bryan McGrath

Jan 12, 2017

In the Media

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. This is Trump's first official news conference since the November elections. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary

Some Thoughts on the Trump News Bombshell

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 11, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

$Exxon Mobil Corporation CEO Rex Tillerson and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R front) during a meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, April 16, 2012. (Alexei Nikolsky\TASS via Getty Images)$

Exxon Mobil Corporation CEO Rex Tillerson and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R front) during a meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, April 16, 2012. (Alexei Nikolsky\TASS via Getty Images)

Commentary

Russia Questions for Rex Tillerson

David Satter

Former Senior Fellow

David Satter

Jan 11, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump vs. 'Lying, Disgusting' Media

Vice President-elect Mike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump talk during Trump's press conference at Trump Tower in New York on January 11, 2017. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Bizarre Trump Dossier