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.
A medical worker wearing a PPE at Far Eastern Hospital triage patients who are receiving a Covid PCR test following a worsen local outbreak of COVID-19, in Taipei, Taiwan (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A medical worker wearing a PPE at Far Eastern Hospital triage patients who are receiving a Covid PCR test following a worsen local outbreak of COVID-19, in Taipei, Taiwan (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
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Harry Halem
Research Assistant
Seth Cropsey & Harry Halem
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A new type of 300 millimeter wafer with semiconductor chips and finished microchips of the semiconductor German manufacturer Bosch are seen in Dresden, eastern Germany on May 31, 2021 (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)
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A new type of 300 millimeter wafer with semiconductor chips and finished microchips of the semiconductor German manufacturer Bosch are seen in Dresden, eastern Germany on May 31, 2021 (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)
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bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
dan_patt
dan_patt
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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U.S. president Joe Biden (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Peter Klaunzer - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)
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U.S. president Joe Biden (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Peter Klaunzer - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)
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heinrichs
heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks alongside Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KN) at a news conference to discuss the origins of COVID-19 on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks alongside Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KN) at a news conference to discuss the origins of COVID-19 on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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arthur_herman
arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
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The US Legend-class national security Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is seen in the port of Odessa on the Black Sea after conducting joint exercises according to NATO standards with the Ukrainian Navy ship Starobelsk on May 11, 2021 in Odessa, Ukraine (Photo
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The US Legend-class national security Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is seen in the port of Odessa on the Black Sea after conducting joint exercises according to NATO standards with the Ukrainian Navy ship Starobelsk on May 11, 2021 in Odessa, Ukraine (Photo
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
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Harry Halem
Research Assistant
Seth Cropsey & Harry Halem
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