Today's guests are Fred Fleitz, President of the Center, and Victoria Coates, the Center's Senior Analyst for the Middle East and North Africa. We Discuss: The August 26 attacks in Kabul, an overview of the National Security Council (NSC), Fred and Victoria's experience working in the NSC, what the national security strategy is, and how the NSC has been used by different presidents.

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