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Why Virginia and Texas Are Fighting over the Discovery Space Shuttle

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Peter Suciu

Pete Hegseth Wants a Thinner Military. That Might Be Easier Said than Done.

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Peter Suciu

A British Destroyer Is Tracking a Russian One in the English Channel

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Peter Suciu

Indonesia Is Building a “Trident” Defense Shield

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Brandon J. Weichert

Here’s What the National Guard Deployment in Portland Will Look Like

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Harrison Kass

Gaza Needs an International Peacekeeping Force Now

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Seth J. Frantzman

Watt’s Happening: Slovenia and France Deepen Their Nuclear Energy Ties…

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Toni Mikec

On Hezbollah’s Disarmament, Israel Will Not Compromise

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David Schenker

Nuclear Energy Now – Russia Deploys Spider Robot in Nuclear Energy Projects 

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Emily Day

The UN at 80: An Unhappy Anniversary

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Brett D. Schaefer

What to Know About the World’s Strategic Bomber Fleet

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Harrison Kass

Why Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Is Falling Apart

Why Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Is Falling Apart

Not two weeks after the supposed “historic” signing of US president Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the initial...

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Alexander Langlois

Ukraine Hits Back at Russia’s Economy

Ukraine Hits Back at Russia’s Economy

Political fortunes turn fast. One day in August, US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin exchanged handshakes on a red...

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Alexander J. Motyl

Sweden Agrees to Sell Ukraine Up to 150 JAS 39 Gripen Fighters

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Turkey Is Testing New Air-to-Air Missiles

Turkey Is Testing New Air-to-Air Missiles

Turkey’s path to regional dominance appears unstoppable. Recently, the Islamist-adjacent nation successfully carried out a live-firing test of two...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Israel Doubles Down on Merkava Tank After Gaza War

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Maya Carlin

Chinese Fighters Harass Australian Aircraft Over the South China Sea

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Maya Carlin

Iran-Israel Tensions on the Central Asian Chessboard

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Giorgio Cafiero

The Price of Peace in the Caucasus

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Joseph Epstein

The Price of Inaction: Countering China’s Mineral Dominance

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Greg Pollock

Why France Can’t Face Its Economic Problems

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Milton Ezrati

A Kremlin-Backed Military Incubator Is Developing Vertical Interceptor Drones

A Kremlin-Backed Military Incubator Is Developing Vertical Interceptor Drones

Last June, Ukraine’s “Operation Spiderweb” struck at least 40 Russian warplanes, with around 10 destroyed at remote air bases. The daring raid...

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Peter Suciu

After More than a Decade, Sweden Is Finally Getting New Gripen Fighter Jets

After More than a Decade, Sweden Is Finally Getting New Gripen Fighter Jets

NATO member Sweden took delivery of a modernized version of its highly touted, domestically built multirole jet fighter on Monday. At a ceremony...

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Peter Suciu

Russia’s Kalashnikov Group Is Building a Modernized Dragunov Sniper Rifle

Russia’s Kalashnikov Group Is Building a Modernized Dragunov Sniper Rifle

The Russian state-owned Kalashnikov Group, the nation’s largest producer of military small arms, announced that modernized SVD Dragunov sniper...

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Peter Suciu

Hamas’ Post-Ceasefire Strategy 

Hamas’ Post-Ceasefire Strategy 

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya initially rebuffed President Trump’s peace initiative, which would have...

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Atar Porat

How Europe Is Still Fueling Russia’s War Machine

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Ilan Berman

Rising AI Demand Is Fueling Higher Electricity Bills

Rising AI Demand Is Fueling Higher Electricity Bills

As data centers multiply due to AI demand, volatility is socialized onto consumers while stability is privatized by corporate giants. You may not...

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Brandon N. Owens

Marine Corps Celebration Results in Damage to Police Car

21.10.2025 1

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Peter Suciu

Trump Orders Two US Carriers to Waters Near China

21.10.2025 2

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Maya Carlin

European Leaders Are Putting New Pressure on Russia to End the Ukraine War

European Leaders Are Putting New Pressure on Russia to End the Ukraine War

The leaders of the most powerful European countries issued a joint statement in support of Ukraine following reports of a rift between US president...

21.10.2025 3

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

China Claims Its J-16 Fighters Chased Off US F-22 Raptors

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Maya Carlin

Is the US Headed for Revolution?

Is the US Headed for Revolution?

The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following the...

21.10.2025 5

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Mathew Burrows

America’s Last Aircraft Carrier Just Left the Middle East

21.10.2025 2

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Peter Suciu

Another North Korean Soldier Just Defected Into South Korea

Another North Korean Soldier Just Defected Into South Korea

Since the end of the Korean War more than 70 years ago, at least 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea, but most have gone through...

21.10.2025 1

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Peter Suciu

The US Air Force’s B-1 Lancer Bombers Are Back in Japan

The US Air Force’s B-1 Lancer Bombers Are Back in Japan

The ongoing government shutdown hasn’t grounded the United States Air Force. So far—at least until servicemembers’ paychecks stop arriving—it is...

21.10.2025 1

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Peter Suciu

Is the World in an AI Arms Race?

Is the World in an AI Arms Race?

Nations have always raced one another for an advantage—in weaponry, resources, or land. But today that race is shifting into a new frontier:...

21.10.2025 2

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Harrison Kass

The Case for American Diesel Submarines

21.10.2025 2

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James Holmes

The Pentagon Needs to Rethink How It Buys Munitions

The Pentagon Needs to Rethink How It Buys Munitions

Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg did the right thing a few weeks ago. He hauled America’s major defense contractors into a room and...

21.10.2025 2

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John Ferrari

Why a US-Saudi 123 Agreement Now Makes Legal and Political Sense

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Daniel Joyner

How Security Council Politics Trample Women’s Rights

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Hasina Jalal

Strategic Transactionalism in the Caucasus

Strategic Transactionalism in the Caucasus

Donald Trump’s recent achievements in the Middle East, which came about in no small measure thanks to the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and...

21.10.2025 1

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Damjan Krnjevic-Miskovic

The Army Is Accelerating Development of the Next-Generation Abrams Tank

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Maya Carlin

Russian Military Progress in Ukraine Slowed in September

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Why Turkey Is No Longer the “Lesser Evil”

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Moran Alaluf

Japan’s New Defense Strategy

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Christopher Vassallo

How Tomahawk Missiles Matter in Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations

How Tomahawk Missiles Matter in Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations

President Trump has ruled out sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for now. What does that mean for the prospects of ending the war? In the last...

20.10.2025 4

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Paul J. Saunders

Hollywood’s Incompetence at Fathoming America’s AI Future

Hollywood’s Incompetence at Fathoming America’s AI Future

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Jetsons, Hollywood has long misread America’s tech future. The real AI story will be written by innovators—not...

20.10.2025 2

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Paul Steidler

Evaluating the Pentagon’s Nuclear Pivot

20.10.2025 3

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Stella Kim

The Netherlands Wants to Build “Loyal Wingmen” Drones with the Americans

20.10.2025 2

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Brandon J. Weichert

Did China Break an ASML Lithography Machine While Trying to Reverse-Engineer It?

Did China Break an ASML Lithography Machine While Trying to Reverse-Engineer It?

In the race between innovators and imitators, it is often the imitators who win out. That’s according to Ohio University business professor, Oded...

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Brandon J. Weichert