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Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Patrick M. Cronin
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
