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 woman looking for some of her belongings is seen trough the hole in the wall of destroyed apartment building in Pechatniki district of Moscow, September 9, 1999. (ALEXANDER MEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman looking for some of her belongings is seen trough the hole in the wall of destroyed apartment building in Pechatniki district of Moscow, September 9, 1999. (ALEXANDER MEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
David Satter
Former Senior Fellow
David Satter
Long Read
Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile launched from the USS Lake Erie off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, October 4, 2013. (MDA/Released)
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Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile launched from the USS Lake Erie off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, October 4, 2013. (MDA/Released)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
4 Min Read
White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes addresses the media at the Edgartown School on August 22, 2014 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes addresses the media at the Edgartown School on August 22, 2014 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
9 Min Read
Kashmiri protesters displaying the flags of ISIS and Pakistan on June 27, 2015 in Srinagar, India. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Kashmiri protesters displaying the flags of ISIS and Pakistan on June 27, 2015 in Srinagar, India. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Commentary
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Farhan Zahid
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Muhammad Ismail Khan
Farhan Zahid & Muhammad Ismail Khan
Long Read