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Russia’s “July Storm” Black Sea Exercises Showcase New Naval Drone Firepower

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why Are Thailand and Cambodia Really at War?

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Brandon J. Weichert

How The SPEED Act Charts a Path Forward for Permitting

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Nick Loris

Moral Clarity After October 7: Why America Must Confront the Muslim Brotherhood

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Niger Innis

Will Austria Join NATO?

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Peter Suciu

The USS Ohio Is Being Replenished in the Land Down Under

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Peter Suciu

A Second B-21 Raider Prototype Is on Its Way to the Air Force

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Peter Suciu

A B-52 Stratofortress Almost Collided with a Passenger Jet. Whose Fault Was It?

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Harrison Kass

Donald Trump Just Surrendered to China in the Trade War

Donald Trump Just Surrendered to China in the Trade War

While the Trump administration is taking a justified victory lap over its recent spate of successful trade renegotiations with multiple trading...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The US Air Force Is Saying Goodbye to the “Pave Hawk” Helicopter

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Harrison Kass

Why Sweden’s Saab JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Jet Still Matters

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Harrison Kass

America Must Prepare for Chinese “Space Stalking”

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Brian Chow

How Mozambique LNG Enhances Global Energy Security and Supports the US Economy

How Mozambique LNG Enhances Global Energy Security and Supports the US Economy

An export powerhouse such as Japan has a phalanx of government-backed entities to support its own country’s trade and economy. So, why shouldn’t...

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Max Pyziur

End the Gaza War Now

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Ivan Eland

America’s Second B-21 Raider Prototype Will Fly Soon

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William Lawson

The Enduring Problem of Nuclear Reactor Waste

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Brian C. Black

Can We Make Nuclear Waste Clean Again?

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Brian C. Black

Decoding Vladimir Putin’s Baltic Strategy

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Eric Shiraev

Reimagining US Foreign Aid as a Tool for Change

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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

Turkey’s Nuclear Future Looks Towards SMRs and a US Partnership

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Okan Yildiz

Tom Barrack: The Fixer America Didn’t Know It Needed in Syria

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Ameer Alsamman

The Space Force’s X-37B Is Returning to Space

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William Lawson

Central Asia: The Great Game 2.0

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Josef Braml

American and Chinese Weapons Are Going Head-to-Head in the Thailand-Cambodia War

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why the UK’s Navy Is Struggling to Stay Afloat

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Peter Suciu

Is Russia’s “Shturm” Tank Really Autonomous?

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Peter Suciu

New F-22 Raptor Upgrade to Keep Platform Viable

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Maya Carlin

Poor Air Traffic Control Almost Brought Down Another Civilian Airliner

Poor Air Traffic Control Almost Brought Down Another Civilian Airliner

The Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) efforts to provide critically needed upgrades to its air traffic control system are failing. That was...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The US Navy’s Failure in the USS Louisiana-USNS Eagleview Collision

The US Navy’s Failure in the USS Louisiana-USNS Eagleview Collision

The United States Navy remains one of the most sophisticated forces in the world. Yet, its capabilities have been declining over the years. Not...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The F-22 is Getting New Upgrades (And Why There’s No Need for an F-47)

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Brandon J. Weichert

The Myth of Russian Invincibility

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Daryna Lesniak

Export Controls Aren’t Enough to Beat China’s AI

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Robert C. O’Brien

Trump’s Next Chief of Naval Operations Wants to Double Submarine Production

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William Lawson

Will the US Field Its First Hypersonic Missile This Year?

Will the US Field Its First Hypersonic Missile This Year?

The US Army plans to deploy its first hypersonic missile battery in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to the Government...

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William Lawson

The US Army Is Teaching Drones to Fight in the Dark

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William Lawson

The American Economy Is Paying for Trump’s Tariffs

The American Economy Is Paying for Trump’s Tariffs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick declared on Tuesday that everything is hunky-dory with President Donald Trump’s Friday tariff deadline. “August...

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Dropping the Baton in the Artificial Intelligence-Nuclear Energy Race

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Kenneth Luongo

How the Nordic Countries Can Engage Central Asia

How the Nordic Countries Can Engage Central Asia

The states of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) have recently been deepening their regional...

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Johan Engvall

China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Might Carry Twice as Many Bombs as the B-2 

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Brandon J. Weichert

How to Stabilize Syria’s Transition

How to Stabilize Syria’s Transition

Post-conflict transitions are notoriously difficult for societies that have experienced a long-running civil war—a reality Syria and Syrians are...

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Alexander Langlois

Trump’s African Energy Strategy: The Secret Sauce Behind “America First”

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Joseph Hammond

American Nukes Are Back in the UK

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William Lawson

The US Air Force Is Still Betting Big on the KC-46

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William Lawson

Veterans Shouldn’t Have to Fight for Prescription Drugs

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Jason Forrester

The JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Jet Engages in Combat in Thailand

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Peter Suciu

Will the Boeing Strike Delay the F-47 Fighter Jet?

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Peter Suciu

Jerome Powell and the Myth of Federal Reserve Independence

Jerome Powell and the Myth of Federal Reserve Independence

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell are at odds over monetary policy. Trump wants lower interest rates, and...

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Milton Ezrati

Donald Trump’s Deadline Diplomacy

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Paul J. Saunders

How Capital Markets Can Revive the Defense Industrial Base

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David Bonfili

The Stranded British F-35 Is Now on the HMS Prince of Wales

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Peter Suciu