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.
Lebanese Hezbollah supporters carry the coffin of militant Jihad Mughniyeh during his funeral in a southern Beirut suburb on January 19, 2015. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lebanese Hezbollah supporters carry the coffin of militant Jihad Mughniyeh during his funeral in a southern Beirut suburb on January 19, 2015. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
14 Min Read
Demonstrators make their way along Boulevrd Voltaire in a unity rally in Paris following the recent terrorist attacks on January 11, 2015 in Paris, France. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Demonstrators make their way along Boulevrd Voltaire in a unity rally in Paris following the recent terrorist attacks on January 11, 2015 in Paris, France. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
In the Media
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Scott Cheney-Peters
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Michael McDevitt
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
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Mira Rapp-Hooper
Scott Cheney-Peters, Michael McDevitt, Bryan McGrath & Mira Rapp-Hooper
Pakistani army soldiers stand guard at the site of the militants' attack on the army-run school in Peshawar on December 18, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani army soldiers stand guard at the site of the militants' attack on the army-run school in Peshawar on December 18, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
13 Min Read
Yemeni soldiers watching a funeral for policemen killed by a car bombing in Sanaa, January 9, 2015 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images).
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Yemeni soldiers watching a funeral for policemen killed by a car bombing in Sanaa, January 9, 2015 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images).
Commentary
Robin Simcox
Terrorism and National Security Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
Robin Simcox
Long Read