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.
General Douglas MacArthur in Manila, c. 1945. (Carl Mydans/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
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General Douglas MacArthur in Manila, c. 1945. (Carl Mydans/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
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arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
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U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC. (pvicens/Getty Images)
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U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC. (pvicens/Getty Images)
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john_fonte
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for American Common Culture
John Yoo
Visiting Scholar, AEI
John Fonte & John Yoo
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses citizens outside his residence at Kisikli Neighborhood following the failed coup attempt, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 16, 2016. (Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses citizens outside his residence at Kisikli Neighborhood following the failed coup attempt, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 16, 2016. (Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
11 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)
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walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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