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Eurodeterrent: A Vision for an Anglo-French Nuclear Force
Recently published Signal discussions in which senior Trump administration officials admit they “hate bailing out” America’s ...
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Taiwan’s Biggest Limitation in Defense Isn’t Spending, It’s Late Deliveries from U.S. Defense Companies
When it comes to Taiwan, comments from the Trump administration about the island nation increasing its defense budget to up ...
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The South Pacific Is the New Frontline in the Rivalry with China
A few weeks ago, commercial flights over the Tasman Sea — located between Australia and New Zealand — were forced to divert ...
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The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions
Early March 2025 was when Syria’s post-Assad transition turned sour. In scenes that resembled the worst moments of Syria’s ...
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DOGE’s Real Challenge in the Pentagon Isn’t Slashing the Workforce, It’s Boosting Productivity
When I served at U.S. Air Forces Europe, a daily 15-minute briefing took 43 hours of staff work. This wasn’t an outlier — it ...
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A Stroll Through the Indo-Pacific, the Most Important Region in the World
Pacific's security dynamics, from China's threats to Taiwan to AUKUS and the Quad to stability (or ...
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Rewind and Reconnoiter: A Continent-Wide Blind Spot Revisited
In his 2022 article, “America Ignores Africa at its Own Peril,” Joe Bruhl made the case that the United States was ignoring ...
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Hell’s Bells, Can We Stop Talking About Annexing Canada?!
Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current events, geopolitics, and history ...
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A Skills Shortage Plagues British Defense
On a visit to a Royal Air Force base, I met a military logistics driver, Jack. Jack joined young and received training in specialist defense logistics ...