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.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers remarks at the inauguration of Hudson Institute headquarters on March 30, 2016. Also pictured is Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein, former president and CEO. (Photo credit: James O'Gara)
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers remarks at the inauguration of Hudson Institute headquarters on March 30, 2016. Also pictured is Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein, former president and CEO. (Photo credit: James O'Gara)
Commentary
Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
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A ground crew unload weapons and other military hardware delivered by the United States military at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv on January 25, 2022, in Boryspil, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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A ground crew unload weapons and other military hardware delivered by the United States military at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv on January 25, 2022, in Boryspil, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Commentary
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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A military helicopter flies over the waters of Agana Bay in Hagatna, Guam, on Aug. 10, 2015. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/McClatchy DC/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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A military helicopter flies over the waters of Agana Bay in Hagatna, Guam, on Aug. 10, 2015. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/McClatchy DC/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Reports
heinrichs
heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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Matthew Costlow
Senior Analyst, National Institute for Public Policy
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timothy_walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Patty-Jane Geller
Policy Analyst for Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Defense, The Heritage Foundation
Peppi DeBiaso
Non-Resident Senior Associate of the Missile Defense Project, CSIS
Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro
Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Blake Herzinger
Pacific Forum non-resident WSD-Handa fellow and US Navy Reserve foreign area officer
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, Bryan Clark & Matthew Costlow More…
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Officers of the China Coast Guard stand on deck as they set sail in the North Pacific Ocean from Shanghai, on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Officers of the China Coast Guard stand on deck as they set sail in the North Pacific Ocean from Shanghai, on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Xinhua via Getty Images)
Commentary
bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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The transporter erector, used to load Minuteman III ballistic missiles, is raised during an annual proofload test at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on April 2, 2019. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster)
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The transporter erector, used to load Minuteman III ballistic missiles, is raised during an annual proofload test at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on April 2, 2019. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster)