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.
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
3 Min Read
US military Predator drone in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, May 2, 2006. (Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
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US military Predator drone in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, May 2, 2006. (Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran at the National Constitution Center September 2, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran at the National Constitution Center September 2, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
8 Min Read
A woman looking for some of her belongings is seen trough the hole in the wall of destroyed apartment building in Pechatniki district of Moscow, September 9, 1999. (ALEXANDER MEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman looking for some of her belongings is seen trough the hole in the wall of destroyed apartment building in Pechatniki district of Moscow, September 9, 1999. (ALEXANDER MEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
David Satter
Former Senior Fellow
David Satter
Long Read
Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile launched from the USS Lake Erie off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, October 4, 2013. (MDA/Released)
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Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile launched from the USS Lake Erie off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, October 4, 2013. (MDA/Released)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
4 Min Read
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