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.
Government officers use their computers during a cyber security drill in Tokyo on March 18, 2014. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Government officers use their computers during a cyber security drill in Tokyo on March 18, 2014. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
6 Min Read
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Noble Energy CEO Charles Davidson April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Noble Energy CEO Charles Davidson April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
4 Min Read
Egyptian students who support the Muslim Brotherhood run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes following a demonstration outside Cairo University on March 26, 2014. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian students who support the Muslim Brotherhood run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes following a demonstration outside Cairo University on March 26, 2014. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Mokhtar Awad
Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism
Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Mokhtar Awad & Samuel Tadros
14 Min Read
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks to troops during a question-and-answer session at Camp Arifjan on February 23, 2015 in Kuwait. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks to troops during a question-and-answer session at Camp Arifjan on February 23, 2015 in Kuwait. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)
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Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Bryan McGrath
4 Min Read
An image made available by propaganda Islamist media outlet Welayat Tarablos on February 18, allegedly shows members of the Islamic State militant group parading in a street in Libya's coastal city of Sirte.  (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES)
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An image made available by propaganda Islamist media outlet Welayat Tarablos on February 18, allegedly shows members of the Islamic State militant group parading in a street in Libya's coastal city of Sirte. (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
3 Min Read
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