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The U.S. Military Is Running Short on Ammunition—and So Is Ukraine

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic The U.S. Army will be forced to cut its artillery production target by more than a...

14.03.2024 6

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Jack Detsch

NATO’s Military Has a New Nerve Center

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic MONS, Belgium—It was the summer of 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...

28.02.2024 10

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Jack Detsch

Sweden Is Making the Most of NATO’s Waiting Room

Understanding the conflict one year on. More on this topic MUSKO NAVAL BASE, Sweden—In a control room carved out of a mountainside near Stockholm,...

04.02.2024 10

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Jack Detsch

3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran

Just hours after Sunday’s deadly drone attack by suspected Iran-backed militants on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan left three U.S. service...

29.01.2024 9

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Will Taiwan’s Next President Be the China Hawk Washington Wants?

Following Lai Ching-te’s victory in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, U.S. officials and experts are faced with one major question: Will...

19.01.2024 8

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Jack Detsch

The Pentagon is Trying to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy

If U.S. President Joe Biden wants to check the pulse of the arsenal of democracy, all he has to do is look at Bill LaPlante’s wall in the Pentagon....

04.01.2024 8

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Ukraine’s Nightmare Scenario Is Now Its Reality

Understanding the conflict one year on. More on this topic It was a nightmare scenario that Ukrainian and Western officials had feared for months....

30.12.2023 20

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Will the Cease-Fire Change Israel’s Strategy?

Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, now a month old, has been on hold this week for a humanitarian pause that was extended another day on...

01.12.2023 4

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Jack Detsch

Ukraine Targets Russia With Secret New Supply of U.S. Weapons

Understanding the conflict one year on. More on this topic Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine used long-sought...

18.10.2023 4

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Jack Detsch

Israel Calls on a Divided Europe for Backup

BRUSSELS—Israel is hoping the European Union can put pressure on the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon’s purse strings in an effort to keep...

11.10.2023 8

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Jack Detsch

What Will Russia Do With Gaza Chaos?

BRUSSELS—European officials and experts are concerned that Russia could exploit the chaos surrounding the Hamas attack on Israel, pushing the...

09.10.2023 5

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Jack Detsch

U.S. Fears Sudan’s War Will Worsen Humanitarian Crisis

The U.S. Department of Defense is increasingly fearful is that the five-month conflict between Sudan’s two rival generals is worsening an already...

29.09.2023 5

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Jack Detsch

North Korea’s Shell Game Is Not a Game-Changer, Pentagon Says

Understanding the conflict one year on. More on this topic The U.S. Department of Defense is concerned about Russia’s growing artillery...

27.09.2023 2

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Wagner’s African Hosts Regret Letting Them In

DJIBOUTI—The United States has heard from multiple African countries that they regret giving access to the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group,...

25.09.2023 9

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Ukraine Is Getting Its Abrams—but Not What It Really Wants

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY—The United States will begin delivering M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine in the next several days, part of a...

20.09.2023 30

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Hungary Is Not Out to Scuttle Sweden and NATO

Hungary, which has for a year blocked Sweden’s bid to join NATO and appeared to definitively scupper it last week, is just holding out for a little...

19.09.2023 10

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Jack Detsch

China Brings Out the Big Guns in the South China Sea

China’s naval pressure campaign against rival nations in the South China Sea has reached unprecedented heights since yearly short-term moratoriums...

15.09.2023 10

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Jack Detsch

Russia’s Home Port in Occupied Crimea Is Under Fire

Understanding the conflict one year on. More on this topic After months of difficult slogging on the southern front, Ukraine made a decisive strike...

14.09.2023 8

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