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.
US Navy crew members on deck as a F-18 Super Hornet strike fighter plane takes off from the USS George Washington on the Korean Peninsula's west sea on November 30, 2010 (Song Kyung-Seok - pool/Getty Images)
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US Navy crew members on deck as a F-18 Super Hornet strike fighter plane takes off from the USS George Washington on the Korean Peninsula's west sea on November 30, 2010 (Song Kyung-Seok - pool/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
4 Min Read
China's first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning' in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province (STR/AFP/GettyImages)
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China's first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning' in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province (STR/AFP/GettyImages)
Commentary
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Bryan McGrath & Seth Cropsey
5 Min Read
US and Japanese warships follow US aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a US-Japan military exercise at the Pacific Ocean on December 10, 2010. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
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US and Japanese warships follow US aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a US-Japan military exercise at the Pacific Ocean on December 10, 2010. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Bryan McGrath
4 Min Read