Defense Strategy

The USS Mason conducts divisional tactic maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 10, 2016. (Petty Officer 1st Class Blake Midnight/DoD/Released)
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The USS Mason conducts divisional tactic maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 10, 2016. (Petty Officer 1st Class Blake Midnight/DoD/Released)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
4 Min Read
Sailors walk past the US Navy's new guided missile destroyer DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt on October 13, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Sailors walk past the US Navy's new guided missile destroyer DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt on October 13, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Commentary
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Bryan McGrath
4 Min Read
US President Barack Obama answers a question on Syria during a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister in Stockholm on September 4, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama answers a question on Syria during a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister in Stockholm on September 4, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
6 Min Read
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry talking during an International Syria Support Group meeting at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. (Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry talking during an International Syria Support Group meeting at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. (Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)
Commentary
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walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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