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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Defense Strategy
Defense Strategy
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Commentary
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Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region on September 27, 2024. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Palestinian youths inspect a fallen projectile after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in the occupied West Bank on October 1, 2024. (Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers await orders to fire from a 2S1 on September 26, 2024, in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine. (Pierre Crom via Getty Images)
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Israel intercepts projectiles near Baqa al-Gharbiya on October 1, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 27, 2024. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A plume of smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024, after an Israeli bombardment targeted Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. (Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images)
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Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
