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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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John Fonte
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Hillel Fradkin
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Nikki R. Haley
Walter P. Stern Chair
Husain Haqqani
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Ahmad Hashemi
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Taro Hayashi
Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Melanie Kirkpatrick
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Mary Kissel
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Daniel Kochis
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Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.
Jon Lerner
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