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Candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Donald Trump speaks out against President Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 9, 2015. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran on Notice

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 21, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Shooting at Monsters

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 14, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

In the Media

What Did Trump Accomplish with the MOAB?

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Apr 13, 2017

In the Media

The Redesigned Kill Vehicle Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). (Raytheon)

Commentary

Keep Ahead of North Korea: Redesign U.S. Missile Defense

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Apr 12, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

DigitalGlobe imagery of the Shayrat Air Base outside of Homs, Syria. Closeup-1, April 7, 2016. (Photo DigitalGlobe/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Trump's Syria Missile Strike Could Transform the Middle East

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Apr 10, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to Marine One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18, 2017. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump's Conundrum: What Policy Will He Adopt After the Bombing?

Ronald Radosh

Former Adjunct Fellow

Ronald Radosh

Apr 9, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

$Russia's president Vladimir Putin during a meeting with his envoy to the Volga Federal District, Alexander Yevstifeyev (not in picture) in the Kremlin. (Mikhail Klimentyev\TASS via Getty Images)$

Russia's president Vladimir Putin during a meeting with his envoy to the Volga Federal District, Alexander Yevstifeyev (not in picture) in the Kremlin. (Mikhail Klimentyev\TASS via Getty Images)

Commentary

Did Putin Get the Message?

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 8, 2017

Commentary

6 Min Read

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Syria from the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

America Is Back

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Apr 7, 2017

Commentary

2 Min Read

In the Media

Role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Region: A Terror Group or an Ally?

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Apr 6, 2017

In the Media

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes an opening speech during the Ministers of the global coalition on the defeat of Daesh, in Washington, United States on March 22, 2017. (Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Defeat ISIS

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Mar 24, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

No More "Strategic Patience" on North Korea

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 17, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a mass formation of ships through the Pacific Ocean July 24, 2010, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor, U.S. Navy/Released)

Commentary

A Larger Fleet Is Not Enough