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US Military Dominance Is the Backbone of Prosperity

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Saeed Ghasseminejad

How to Finance the Middle East’s Reconstruction

The world has long marveled at the Brady bonds’ ability to turn near-certain defaults into structured, tradable instruments that revived South...

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Abdulla Al Junaid

How US Engagement Accelerates Trans-Caspian Connectivity

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Eugene Chausovsky

12 Dutch F-35s Have Deployed to the United States for Advanced Training

Three United States Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers are now operating from Morón Air Base, Spain, as part of the Bomber Task Force...

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Peter Suciu

France Just Fired Its New Nuclear Cruise Missile from a Carrier-Capable Jet

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why Kazakhstan Joined the Abraham Accords

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Eldar Mamedov

Germany Is Pouring $20 Billion into New Army Uniforms

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Peter Suciu

Rheinmetall to Build “Tens of Thousands” of 155mm Artillery Shells in Lithuania

European defense manufacturer Rheinmetall has broken ground on a large 155mm artillery shell factory near Baisogala, Lithuania. This is important...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Poland Is Buying Advanced Surveillance Systems from Turkey

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Brandon J. Weichert

Rare Photos Reveal US Air Force B-52’s Next-Generation Nuke

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Maya Carlin

North Korea Protests US Nimitz-class Carrier Visit to Busan

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Maya Carlin

The Re-Americanization of the Middle East

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Seth J. Frantzman

Nuclear Energy Now – South Korea Gets Approval for Nuclear-Powered Submarines

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Emily Day

Congress Has Finally Delivered on Military Construction

Amid the reopening of the federal government, and with the bulk of the defense budget again waiting under a continuing resolution, Congress has...

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Elaine Mccusker

Defense Giants Team Up to Build Australian Nuclear Submarines

Four defense giants have teamed up to develop the combat system for Australia’s new nuclear-powered submarines. BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia,...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Saudi Arabia May Get US F-35 Fighters

The Trump administration is mulling over Riyadh’s request to procure as many as four dozen F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. According to US news...

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Maya Carlin

Why Russia Is Obliterating Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure 

On the night of November 8, Russian forces in Ukraine launched a significant wave of attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The Kremlin...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Will “Nuremberg” Ever Come for Russia?

“If we can psychologically define evil, we can make sure this never happens again.”  That is how Major Douglas Kelley, played by Rami Malek,...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Russia’s Bloody Push for Pokrovsk Nears the Breaking Point

The Ukrainian military continues to hold on to the town of Pokrovsk in the face of determined Russian attacks.  The Russian military has been...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Is China’s Defense Industry Actually Outcompeting the United States?

The authoritarians are the dynamists now. That startling claim came up some years ago during the Q&A following a China talk I gave at a gathering...

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James Holmes

More Fighter Jets Won’t Help the US Air Force Win the Next War

The US Air Force’s new plan to acquire hundreds more fighter jets sounds bold and is a declaration that America intends to keep air dominance well...

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John Ferrari

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Just Got Its Home Port

Despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling against China’s claim to the near-entirety of the South China Sea, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...

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Peter Suciu

The World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Is Now in the Caribbean

The United States Navy confirmed on Tuesday that the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the world’s largest aircraft carrier, had arrived in the...

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Peter Suciu

Future Combat Jet Turbulence? FCAS Team Says ‘Don’t Believe It’

While reports over the last year have indicated infighting between the partners behind the next-generation Future Combat Air System (FCAS),...

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Maya Carlin

Don’t Rule Out New START Talks with Russia

Although President Trump is apparently frustrated that Russian president Vladimir Putin decided not to meet in Budapest in October to discuss the...

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Lawrence J. Korb

The War to Break American Truth

New York City’s mayoral race offered a preview of what’s coming: AI-generated ads, doctored robocalls, and deepfaked endorsements. Just weeks...

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Holden Triplett

The West Can Win the Critical Minerals Race Through Political Continuity 

Critical minerals are abundant, but without political continuity and legitimate governance, they remain out of reach. When Tom Barrack, the United...

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Roderick Navarro

Uruguay’s Quest for Renewable Energy: A Small Answer to a Big Problem?

Uruguay’s pragmatic and nonpartisan quest for renewable energy highlights how even small nations can achieve rapid decarbonization and economic...

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Anders Beal

Russia Just Created a “Drone Force” to Counter Ukraine’s Drone Unit

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Peter Suciu

US Air Force B-52s Are Back in Spain for Their Latest BTF Mission

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Peter Suciu

America and Venezuela Might Go to War Soon. Brazil Is Getting Ready.

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why Officially Opposing Taiwan’s Independence Would Increase Risks of War

As Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping prepares to meet with President Trump in the coming months, the CCP is reportedly pushing the...

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Bryan Burack

Just How Good Is Russia’s New T-80BVM Main Battle Tank?

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Brandon J. Weichert

Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” Plan Was the Forerunner to Trump’s “Golden Dome”

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Harrison Kass

What is Realism?

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Paul J. Saunders

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Getting Royally Trumped

A potent version of the Changing of the Guard, viewed annually by millions of spectators at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, is playing out...

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Shalom Lipner

On China Trade Issues, Trust Needs Verification

The US-China summit at APEC in Gyeongju, South Korea, achieved what both leaders wanted most urgently: a pause in an escalating trade war that had...

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Jianli Yang

The Peace Deal No One Saw Coming

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Shai Feldman

Why Donald Trump Is Not Set on Venezuelan Regime Change

On October 24, the Pentagon announced that the USS Gerald R. Ford and its attendant strike group would be dispatched from the Mediterranean to the...

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Matthew Reisener

Italian Tank Destroyers Are Now Operating in Ukraine

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Peter Suciu

What Do We Know About Boeing’s Secret X-37B Space Drone? 

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Harrison Kass

Rethinking Nuclear Radiation

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William D. Budinger

Here’s How the US Space Force Is Planning to Jam Chinese Satellites

Here’s How the US Space Force Is Planning to Jam Chinese Satellites

The sixth and newest branch of the United States military has been developing new systems to jam adversarial satellites. The United States Space...

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Peter Suciu

The Philippines Wants More BrahMos Missile Systems from India

The Philippines Wants More BrahMos Missile Systems from India

In January 2022, India and the Philippines signed a contract for India to supply the Philippines with three shore-based anti-ship missile batteries...

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Brandon J. Weichert

How Europe Is Preparing for a Space War

How Europe Is Preparing for a Space War

Space is now a firmly recognized strategic domain. Indeed, it is the ultimate strategic high ground wherein the world’s great powers—and...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why Does Donald Trump Want to Test Nuclear Weapons Again?

Why Does Donald Trump Want to Test Nuclear Weapons Again?

President Donald Trump now wants the United States to resume its Cold War-era pastime of testing nuclear weapons. On October 29, the 47th president...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The Men Behind Vladimir Putin’s Forever War

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Adam Dixon

Donald Trump’s Ukraine Dealmaking Needs the Pentagon to Play Ball

Donald Trump’s Ukraine Dealmaking Needs the Pentagon to Play Ball

In his first year, President Trump has projected the image of a deal-making leader, bent on restructuring the world’s economic and security...

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Kaush Arha

In Africa, the US Should Distance Itself from Europe

In Africa, the US Should Distance Itself from Europe

When world leaders gathered in New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), expectations were largely predictable. Commentators...

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Darren Spinck

Regulating Nuclear-Powered Ships on the High Seas

Regulating Nuclear-Powered Ships on the High Seas

The need to regulate nuclear-powered ships is a matter that will only grow more pressing with the passage of time. After decades in which the...

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Daniel Joyner