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.
People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers during a reporting trip to the Third Guard Division of the PLA on July 28, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers during a reporting trip to the Third Guard Division of the PLA on July 28, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)
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Michael Pillsbury
Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy
Michael Pillsbury
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US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 4, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 4, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
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Lewis Libby
Former Senior Vice President
Hillel Fradkin & Lewis Libby
6 Min Read
Jordanian students shout slogans and wave flags on February 5, 2015 in the capital Amman during a rally against the Islamic state (IS) group and in reaction to the burning alive of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jordanian students shout slogans and wave flags on February 5, 2015 in the capital Amman during a rally against the Islamic state (IS) group and in reaction to the burning alive of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
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