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# **Sign up for our 8-part course, *The Fight to Defend the Free World***

Your course instructor is Hoover Institution senior fellow **H.R. McMaster**, retired lieutenant general, scholar, and former White House national security advisor.  

Each video in the course gives you **a five to eight-minute briefing** with **illustrative maps and graphics**. You’ll have access to a written transcript of each lesson, historical timelines, a glossary, and the opportunity to test your knowledge.

***The Fight to Defend the Free World*** investigates America’s overall approach and our six biggest “battlegrounds” in today’s superpower competition:

- Russia
- China
- South Asia
- North Korea
- Iran
- The Middle East

Simply complete the form below and access your free course, *The Fight to Defend the Free World*, now.

After submitting, watch your inbox for an email within minutes containing a link to Lesson 1 of the course.

 

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