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Defense &National Security organisation

Named in 14 reports across 7 stories - 12 Aug – 26 Oct
12 Aug 202626 Oct 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Defense &National Security. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Defense &National Security.

Pentagon and Pete Hegseth share 2 reportsHegseth and Pete Hegseth share 2 reportsPete Hegseth and Trump administration share 2 reportsD-Ariz. and President Trump share 1 reportBulgaria and Europe share 1 reportPentagon and Trump administration share 1 reportBaltic Security Initiative and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportPete Hegseth and President Trump share 1 reportPentagon and President Trump share 1 reportPresident Trump and Trump administration share 1 reportDefense &National Secur…Pete HegsethPete Hegseth - 6 shared reports (person)PentagonPentagon - 3 shared reports (place)HegsethHegseth - 2 shared reports (person)President T…President Trump - 2 shared reports (person)Trump admin…Trump administration - 2 shared reports (organization)Baltic Security I…Baltic Security Initiative - 1 shared report (organization)BulgariaBulgaria - 1 shared report (place)D-Ariz.D-Ariz. - 1 shared report (place)EuropeEurope - 1 shared report (place)Farid Abdul…Farid Abdulwahed - 1 shared report (person)

The stories

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

549 outlets4 reports name Defense &National Security27 Aug 2025 – 27 Oct 2026

Russian warship makes ‘AGGRESSIVE’ approach with weapons drawn to US navy cruiser

420 outlets1 report names Defense &National Security1 Jul 2016 – 27 Oct 2026

President Trump To Skip 25th Anniversary 9/11 Event At Ground Zero

232 outlets1 report names Defense &National Security28 Aug – 21 Sept

Men arrested under Explosives Act as villagers evacuated near RAF Fairford

119 outlets1 report names Defense &National Security27 Sept – 27 Oct

Have Tokyo and Seoul overcome their on-again, off-again dynamics?

107 outlets2 reports name Defense &National Security6 Aug – 26 Oct

Scoop: Inside Hegseth's classified plea for more defense funds

67 outlets4 reports name Defense &National Security4 Aug – 26 Oct

LETTER: Casualties of truth

39 outlets1 report names Defense &National Security21 Aug – 22 Oct

Who keeps naming them

The Hill14

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