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.
Aerial view of the Pentagon October 21, 1948. (National Archives/Newsmakers)
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Aerial view of the Pentagon October 21, 1948. (National Archives/Newsmakers)
Commentary
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
14 Min Read
CIA Director Gen. Davis Petraeus shakes hands with biographer Paula Broadwell on July 13, 2011. (ISAF via Getty Images)
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CIA Director Gen. Davis Petraeus shakes hands with biographer Paula Broadwell on July 13, 2011. (ISAF via Getty Images)
Members of the jihadist group Al-Nusra Front fire homemade mortar rounds during fighting with government forces on February 8, 2014 in the Syrian village of Aziza, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo. (BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Members of the jihadist group Al-Nusra Front fire homemade mortar rounds during fighting with government forces on February 8, 2014 in the Syrian village of Aziza, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo. (BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Kirk H. Sowell
Principal, Uticensis Risk Services
Kirk H. Sowell
Long Read