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.
People hold placards reading in French 'I am Charlie' during a gathering on the Place de Republique in Paris, on January 8, 2015. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)
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People hold placards reading in French 'I am Charlie' during a gathering on the Place de Republique in Paris, on January 8, 2015. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
2 Min Read
A Standard Missile Three (SM-3) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test June 22, 2006 in the Pacific Ocean. (Chris Bishop/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
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A Standard Missile Three (SM-3) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test June 22, 2006 in the Pacific Ocean. (Chris Bishop/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Commentary
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
4 Min Read
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Commentary
Martha Bayles
Former Visiting Fellow
Jeffrey Gedmin
Senior Fellow, Georgetown University
Martha Bayles & Jeffrey Gedmin
4 Min Read
Workers remove a poster-banner for 'The Interview' from a billboard in Hollywood, California, December 18, 2014 a day after Sony announced was cancelling the movie's Christmas release due to a terrorist threat. (Michael THURSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Workers remove a poster-banner for 'The Interview' from a billboard in Hollywood, California, December 18, 2014 a day after Sony announced was cancelling the movie's Christmas release due to a terrorist threat. (Michael THURSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
harold_furchtgott_roth
harold_furchtgott_roth
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for the Economics of the Internet
4 Min Read
Pakistani soldiers provide security during a mass prayer for the victims of a school massacre, in Peshawar on December 21, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani soldiers provide security during a mass prayer for the victims of a school massacre, in Peshawar on December 21, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
Long Read