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.
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, in the central Gaza Strip on June 30, 2014. (SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, in the central Gaza Strip on June 30, 2014. (SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
3 Min Read
Bombed police checkpoint, Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq, June 9, 2014 (Marwan Ibrahim/AFP/Getty Images).
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Bombed police checkpoint, Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq, June 9, 2014 (Marwan Ibrahim/AFP/Getty Images).
Commentary
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
4 Min Read
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force honor guards hold national flags for visiting US Army General Martin E. Dempsey at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on October 28, 2011. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force honor guards hold national flags for visiting US Army General Martin E. Dempsey at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on October 28, 2011. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read
A live-fire self-defense missile exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Sept. 11, 2004. (DoD/Petty Officer 2nd class Jason P. Taylor, U.S. Navy/Released)
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A live-fire self-defense missile exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Sept. 11, 2004. (DoD/Petty Officer 2nd class Jason P. Taylor, U.S. Navy/Released)
Commentary
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
7 Min Read