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Former U.S. Senator, Defense Analyst

Jim Talent

2 articles 2010–2015

Jim Talent is a former U.S. Senator from Missouri who served from 2002 to 2007 and previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives. A prominent voice on national security and defense policy, he contributed to The Weekly Standard with pieces on military readiness and defense leadership. He has been affiliated with the Heritage Foundation and other policy organizations focused on defense issues.

A Rallying Call for Our Nation’s Defense

February 16, 2015 · Eric Edelman, Jim Talent, Sequestration

Last week, the government confirmed that Kayla Mueller had died while in the custody of ISIS. In the weeks prior, we learned about the brutal murders of three innocent people -- the beheading of two Japanese citizens and the immolation of a Jordanian pilot. That followed news that Russia was…