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James Stavridis

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The US Military Just Sent a Clear Message to Maduro and Venezuela

The US Military Just Sent a Clear Message to Maduro and Venezuela
03.09.2025 10

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The Nightmare Battle of Fallujah Still Has Lessons to Teach

The Nightmare Battle of Fallujah Still Has Lessons to Teach
21.08.2025 20

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Starving Gazans Need the US Navy’s Help

01.08.2025 20

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A Bad Philippines Trade Deal Hurts the US and Helps China

25.07.2025 4

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Nuclear Submarine Holdup Is a Gift to China

18.07.2025 4

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Don’t Let National Security Derail US-China Trade Talks

04.07.2025 3

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Iran Has Three Options Now. Two Are Terrible.

23.06.2025 20

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Could US and Israel Destroy Iran’s Nuke Program? Yep, Here’s How

06.06.2025 10

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How Can Europe Deter Putin? Revive the ‘Reforger’

21.05.2025 20

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India and Pakistan Can’t Let Conflict Spill Into the Sea

07.05.2025 50

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Hegseth’s Pentagon Is a Mess. Here’s How to Fix It.

30.04.2025 4

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Five Signs That the US and China Will Go to War

17.04.2025 30

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Ukraine Needs US Weapons But It Needs Intelligence More

Over the past couple of weeks, America’s Ukrainian partners have been riding a roller-coaster of President Donald Trump’s making. The low point...

13.03.2025 4

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Europe Is Getting Ready for the End of NATO

05.03.2025 40

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Ukraine Can Survive With the ‘Least Worst’ Peace Deal

21.02.2025 6

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USAID Really Does Protect Americans and Save Money

12.02.2025 10

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Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Must Succeed Where Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ Failed

06.02.2025 6

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US Coast Guard Doesn’t Have Enough Money, Ships or Sailors

30.01.2025 8

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Seizing the Panama Canal Would Be Both Dumb and Difficult

24.01.2025 6

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The Navy Is in Trouble. Trump’s Secretary Needs to Rescue It.

As always when a new presidential administration takes office, we are seeing a flurry of new names and faces set to take charge of important...

18.01.2025 10

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3 Books I Read This Year to Understand 3 World Crises

Each year, I read a stack of books to help me understand the world. As 2024 wraps up, I’m happy to share a few of the real treasures, and hopefully...

30.12.2024 4

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The Next Iranian Proxy to Target Is the Houthis

With the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, yet another vicious proxy of Iran has been defeated, his execrable regime in ruins. In the Gaza...

15.12.2024 10

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Losing This Tiny Island Would Be a Huge Problem for the US Navy

When I was a young Navy officer in the early 1980s aboard a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, the USS Valley Forge, we pulled into an...

06.12.2024 10

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North Korea Troop Deal Exposes Putin's Weakness

Vladimir Putin is suffering grievous manpower losses as a result of his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. He has lost around 200,000 killed,...

30.10.2024 3

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An Israel-Iran War Would Be a Deadly Mess

We are at a dangerous precipice in the Middle East. Richard Haass, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, told me Wednesday that it...

04.10.2024 3

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US Is Leaving Its Best Afghan Allies Behind

Today Afghanistan is on a rocket ride to the ninth century. A victorious Taliban is imposing draconian restrictions on women — denying them...

27.09.2024 10

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Can the Quad Keep China Out of the Indian Ocean?

This weekend, President Joe Biden is hosting the three other national leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, a loose grouping...

21.09.2024 4

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How to Keep Putin — and Xi — Out of the Balkans

The Balkans are complicated. And the tendency is always to ignore those nations — until they erupt, as they have done reliably over recent decades....

16.09.2024 5

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Hamas Tunnels Show Future Wars Will Be Fought Underground

A year into Israel’s fight against Hamas, it has become clear that the military “center of gravity” — the most important element of the...

05.09.2024 9

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Israel Can Hit Iran’s Proxies Without Starting a War

Israel is at yet another strategic crossroads. The nation was viciously attacked last October by an implacable terrorist group. Its military...

30.08.2024 6

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How the US Can Avoid War in the South China Sea

Summer may be fading, but things are heating up in the South China Sea. With China claiming essentially the entire water space — ­which is half the...

23.08.2024 3

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Ukraine’s Assault Inside Russia Is Putin’s Worst Nightmare

It has been close to a century since the last invasion of Russia by another sovereign power. That was Hitler’s Germany in June 1941, and it did not...

16.08.2024 8

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