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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis speaks with a U.S. flag as his backdrop.

Mattis at USIP

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis speaks at the United States Institute of Peace, in a discussion moderated by Stephen J. Hadley, the chair of the institute’s board of directors, in Washington, Oct. 30, 2018. DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando

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