Rebecca Frankel is deputy editor at "Foreign Policy". She is the author of "War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love" a New York Times bestselling book about canines in combat, the subject of her regular Friday column "Rebecca's War Dog of the Week," featured on The Best Defense. Her work has appeared in" The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, National Geographic, Slate, The Washington Post", and elsewhere. Most recently, Frankel has been as a guest on Conan O'Brien, BBC World News, and the Diane Rehm Show, among others.