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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.

Activists march on May 15, 2014 in the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi demanding the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from schools in nothern Nigeria by muslim extremist group Boko-haram.(TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Kidnapped Nigerian girls: We must act fast against Boko Haram terrorists

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

May 6, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

US Navy crew members on deck as a F-18 Super Hornet strike fighter plane takes off from the USS George Washington on the Korean Peninsula's west sea on November 30, 2010 (Song Kyung-Seok - pool/Getty Images)

Commentary

Aircraft Carriers Remain Indispensable to American Seapower

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Apr 28, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Global Risk Conference at Milken Institute

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 28, 2014

In the Media

U.S.-China Summit Meeting, Rancho Mirage, California, June 8, 2013 (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images).

Reports

Keeping the Peace in the Pacific

John Lee

Senior Fellow

Charles Horner

Senior Fellow

John Lee & Charles Horner

Reports

1 Min Read

Escorted by Chinese military personnel, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrives at Qingdao International Airport April 7, 2014 in Qingdao, China. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commentary

Hagel’s Visit Highlights Greater Chinese Military Transparency

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Apr 23, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Ronald Radosh on The John Batchelor Show

Ronald Radosh

Former Adjunct Fellow

Ronald Radosh

Apr 19, 2014

In the Media

Franciscan fryers in the traditional Palm Sunday procession from Mt. Olives to Jerusalem's Old City on April 13, 2014. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Passover & Holy Week in Jerusalem: Remembering miracles

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Apr 16, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

China's first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning' in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province (STR/AFP/GettyImages)

Commentary

The Real Reason China Wants Aircraft Carriers

Bryan McGrath

Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Bryan McGrath & Seth Cropsey

Apr 16, 2014

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

From the Inside Out

Commentary

Does Strategy Drive the U.S. Defense Budget?

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Apr 12, 2014

Commentary

5 Min Read

In the Media

Mounting U.S. Tension with China over Territorial Disputes

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Apr 10, 2014

In the Media

US and Japanese warships follow US aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a US-Japan military exercise at the Pacific Ocean on December 10, 2010. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Ignoring the Law on Carrier Numbers