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The United States and United Nations flags. (Getty Images)
National Security and Defense
National Security and Defense
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Bryan Clark moderating a panel at the Apex Defense Conference on January 27, 2026. (Hudson Institute)
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An Air Force operator flies a Skiron X in the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on February 19, 2026. (US Army)
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Soldiers assemble a Ukrainian GARA drone before a combat mission in the Pokrovsky direction, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Passengers ride on the back of a crowded pickup truck on November 8, 2025, as a jihadist blockade upends daily life in the capital Bamako, Mali. (Getty Images)
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A person wearing a cap that reads “Make Iran Great Again” is seen as people take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran on January 11, 2026, in London. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump views an honor guard with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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(Screenshot via Fox News)
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on January 28, 2026. (US Navy)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, on January 29, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Damage at Ain al-Asad air base housing US and other troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar is seen on January 13, 2020, after an Iranian missile strike. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn at the White House on January 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
