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WATCH: Day Two of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2018

Join us as we livestream the second day of main stage events and speakers at this year's Sea-Air-Space Expo in Washington.

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The Logic of Assad's Brutality

No meaningful American response will be forthcoming, no matter how hideous the war crime.

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Expose — and Hinder — China’s Actions in the South China Sea

The U.S. needs to systematically collect and publicize data on China’s efforts to expand and consolidate its control in the area.

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WATCH: Day One of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2018

Join us as we livestream three days of main stage events and speakers at this year's Sea-Air-Space Expo in Washington.

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Trumpism: Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick

'It’s entirely possible that the blowup is just yet to come,' says one observer of the president’s foreign policy.

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Time to Get Out of Syria

The national security 'blob' who warn departure would be a disaster are wrong.

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Counting the Dead in Mosul

The civilian death toll in the fight against ISIS is far higher than official estimates.

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In AI, Russia Is Hustling to Catch Up

Putin is spurring frenetic efforts to marshal the country’s academic and industrial resources for breakthroughs in the field — and just might achieve them.

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Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's Supreme Leader 'Makes Hitler Look Good'

In a wide-ranging conversation, Prince Mohammed bin Salman also recognized the Jewish people’s right to “their own land.”

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How to Deal With Russian Information Warfare? Ask Sweden's Subhunters

Other nations can learn from the Swedes’ long experience with mysterious incidents followed by disinformation campaigns.

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Why the Marshall Plan Worked — and Why It Won’t in Today’s Warzones

A host of similar-sounding yet unworkable aid schemes are among the legacies of the one that launched 70 years ago Tuesday.

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The White House Doctor and the Dual-Officeholding Ban

Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson’s appointment reinvigorates the debate over the proper relationship between the military and the government.

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New Transgender Policy Is Grounded in Common Sense

It allows qualified individuals to serve, and excludes only those for whom the stresses of military life present unacceptable risk.

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A Deal with North Korea Won't Happen Without China

How Kim Jong-Un's surprise visit to Beijing underscores China’s influence.

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China Is Filling the Africa-Sized Gap in US Strategy

While U.S. troops fight terror groups, Beijing is locking up supplies of raw materials key to the future of defense.

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Putin Finally Went Too Far

The unified international response to the Skripal poisoning shows that the West will only suffer so much provocation.

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To Learn How to Protect America From Digital Threats, Look to Europe

European nations are charting the way, adopting whole-of-society methods for dealing with this new challenge.

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John Bolton Is Misunderstood

The actual track record of Trump’s next national-security adviser offers cause for cautious optimism.

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Arms Sales Decisions Shouldn’t Be About Jobs

Basic foreign policy principles should drive potential weapons exports, not pork-barrel politics.

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McMaster's Choice

Before he was the national-security adviser, he wrote a lacerating account of generals who failed in advising Lyndon Johnson. What will he say now that he is free to talk about Trump?