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Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival

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Rowen price

Russia Looks to WWI ‘Dazzle’ Camouflage to Combat AI-Assisted Drones

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why the US Needs to Work with the World’s Middle Powers

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Paul J. Saunders

Sailor Dead on PCU John F. Kennedy After Shooting

Sailor Dead on PCU John F. Kennedy After Shooting
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Peter Suciu

How an AUKUS-Style Arrangement Could Help South Korea Produce Nuclear-Powered Submarines

How an AUKUS-Style Arrangement Could Help South Korea Produce Nuclear-Powered Submarines
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Henry Sokolski

The Critical Minerals Trap Behind Directed-Energy Weapons

The Critical Minerals Trap Behind Directed-Energy Weapons
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Morgan Bazilian

How the Quad Can Prepare for the Next Energy Crisis

How the Quad Can Prepare for the Next Energy Crisis
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Shashwat kumar

The Trump-Class Battleship Just Can’t Catch a Break on Capitol Hill

The Trump-Class Battleship Just Can’t Catch a Break on Capitol Hill
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Peter Suciu

Golden Dome Preparations? The US Army Is Stocking Up on THAAD Missiles

Golden Dome Preparations? The US Army Is Stocking Up on THAAD Missiles
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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why the US Army Cannot Surrender MEDEVAC Units to Modularity

Why the US Army Cannot Surrender MEDEVAC Units to Modularity
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Chris Wingate

The US Should Be Careful What It Wishes for in Cuba

The US Should Be Careful What It Wishes for in Cuba
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Hal philip klepak

Understanding Iran’s 3,000-Mile Battlefront

Understanding Iran’s 3,000-Mile Battlefront
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Seth J. Frantzman

Why Europe Doesn’t Need Less America, It Needs More Europe

Why Europe Doesn’t Need Less America, It Needs More Europe
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Agnia Grigas

How Russia’s Invasion Is Pulling Ukraine Northward

How Russia’s Invasion Is Pulling Ukraine Northward
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David Kirichenko

What Washington Should Do About Armenia After Its Elections

What Washington Should Do About Armenia After Its Elections
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Anna arutyunyan

Did Iran Use a Chinese Missile to Shoot Down the ‘Dude 44’ F-15E?

Did Iran Use a Chinese Missile to Shoot Down the ‘Dude 44’ F-15E?
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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Lockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion in New Contracts

Lockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion in New Contracts
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Peter Suciu

The UK Is Selling Old Warships to South America—at a Steep Discount

The UK Is Selling Old Warships to South America—at a Steep Discount
03.06.2026 2

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Peter Suciu

Why Turkey and Azerbaijan Are Falling Out

Why Turkey and Azerbaijan Are Falling Out
03.06.2026 5

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Eldar Mamedov

Cuba Isn’t a National Security Threat. Here’s Why.

Cuba Isn’t a National Security Threat. Here’s Why.
03.06.2026 4

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Matthew Reisener

Not So Smart! Pentagon Knew Servicemembers Could Be Tracked by Phones

Not So Smart! Pentagon Knew Servicemembers Could Be Tracked by Phones
03.06.2026 20

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Peter Suciu

Poland Is Making More 155mm Artillery Shells—with British Help

Poland Is Making More 155mm Artillery Shells—with British Help
03.06.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

Secretary Hegseth Blocked Promotions of Black, Female Naval Officers

Secretary Hegseth Blocked Promotions of Black, Female Naval Officers
03.06.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

The USS Ted Stevens Will Be Commissioned Soon. Here’s Why That Matters.

The USS Ted Stevens Will Be Commissioned Soon. Here’s Why That Matters.
03.06.2026 10

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Harrison Kass, Opinion Contributor

The Royal Navy’s Flagship Aircraft Carrier Needs Repairs … Again

The Royal Navy’s Flagship Aircraft Carrier Needs Repairs … Again
03.06.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

US Air Force Trainer Jets Back in Service Following Safety Pause

US Air Force Trainer Jets Back in Service Following Safety Pause
03.06.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

Trade Over Aid: Prosperity for America and the World

Trade Over Aid: Prosperity for America and the World
03.06.2026 10

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Mike Waltz, Jeff Bartos

Why the US Needs a Clear Cuba Strategy

Why the US Needs a Clear Cuba Strategy
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Steven hendrix

What It Would Mean If the Houthis Lost Iranian Support

What It Would Mean If the Houthis Lost Iranian Support
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Henry rogers

An Iran Deal That Ignores Hezbollah Will Fail Lebanon

An Iran Deal That Ignores Hezbollah Will Fail Lebanon
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Edward M. Gabriel

Five Unlikely Things that Need to Happen for Palestinian Statehood to Be Possible

Five Unlikely Things that Need to Happen for Palestinian Statehood to Be Possible
03.06.2026 10

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John Mclaughlin

The Iran War and the Home Front Dilemma

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Lawrence J. Haas

Can Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Rebound?

30.05.2026 8

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Mohammed Ayoob

Enough About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ Already

Enough About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ Already
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James Holmes, Toshi Yoshihara

The Royal Navy Is Readying Minesweeper Drones for the Strait of Hormuz

The Royal Navy Is Readying Minesweeper Drones for the Strait of Hormuz
30.05.2026 10

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

After 50 Years, the US Navy Is Finally Ditching the F-5 Tiger II

After 50 Years, the US Navy Is Finally Ditching the F-5 Tiger II
30.05.2026 10

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Harrison Kass, Opinion Contributor

China’s YY-20 Aerial Refueler Spotted Near Taiwan

China’s YY-20 Aerial Refueler Spotted Near Taiwan
30.05.2026 8

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Harrison Kass, Opinion Contributor

Why Sweden Is Giving 16 Gripen Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Why Sweden Is Giving 16 Gripen Fighter Jets to Ukraine
30.05.2026 20

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Peter Suciu

How Boeing Is Trying to Fit More Bombs on the B-1B Lancer

How Boeing Is Trying to Fit More Bombs on the B-1B Lancer
30.05.2026 20

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Peter Suciu

Is the US-India Relationship Headed for a ‘Clash of Civilizations’?

29.05.2026 8

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Ambuj Sahu

Why China’s Economy Is Weaker Than You Think

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Milton Ezrati

Three Reforms to Improve Nuclear Energy’s Economic Outlook

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Nick Loris

The Next Front in China’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Is Nuclear Energy

29.05.2026 10

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Saima Afzal

American Energy National Wealth Wins at the US Supreme Court

29.05.2026 9

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Benjamin Zycher

Israel Receives First of Six KC-46A ‘Gideon’ Refueling Aircraft

29.05.2026 10

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Peter Suciu

The US Army’s Javelin Missile Is Lighter Than Ever Before

29.05.2026 20

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Peter Suciu

An F-35 ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Just Passed a Huge Test

29.05.2026 10

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Harrison Kass, Opinion Contributor

Nechirvan Barzani and the New Kurdish Diplomacy

29.05.2026 10

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Soran tarkhani

Will Regime Change in Cuba Go the Way of Venezuela?

29.05.2026 7

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Robert burrell

Why Bosnia Needs a Managed Transition Toward Stability

29.05.2026 10

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R. bruce hitchner