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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Mike Watson
Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft
Andrew Wilson
Research Associate and Program Manager, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft