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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.

1935: A deer sticks his head inside a car looking for hand outs. (General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Of Deer, Terrorism, and Liberal Triumphalism

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 25, 2016

Commentary

3 Min Read

Commentary

Obama's Iran Ransom Diplomacy

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Mar 23, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

HMAS Rankin in the Eastern Australian Exercise Area, March 2, 2016. (Royal Australian Navy/Released)

Commentary

A French Own Goal?

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Mar 20, 2016

Commentary

6 Min Read

In the Media

ISIS and Genocide

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Mar 18, 2016

In the Media

Musa, a 25-year-old Kurdish marksman, stands atop a building as he looks at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane on January 30, 2015. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Five Years of Horror in Syria

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Mar 18, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

The members of Japan Self-defense Force prepare the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile for interception right after North Korea's rocket launch on February 7, 2016 in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

Commentary

To Protect Japan, Target North Korean Rockets in Boost Stage

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Mar 17, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement on Daesh and Genocide in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2016. [State Department/Flickr]

Commentary

John Kerry's Righteous Genocide Designation and the Policy Challenges Ahead