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DoD wants to water down curbs to let ex-officials lobby more
As it pushes for a record breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget, the Department of Defense wants lawmakers to water down restrictions on the…
Did CNN just out Azerbaijan as Israel’s secret military partner?
Years ago, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described Baku’s relationship with Israel as an iceberg, with 90% hidden below the surface. Last week, CNN…
Putin denies economic stagnation after four years of war
Given the uneven course of the Russian economy during the first five months of 2026, Russian authorities, especially President Vladimir Putin, were keen…
Armenia’s most critical elections since independence
For a small, land-locked nation between the Black and Caspian Seas and surrounded by Iran, Russia, and Turkey, Armenia has had a bright…
WaPo op-ed backs Section 224, omits author’s direct Israeli stake
On Monday, the Washington Post ran an opinion article defending Section 224, the controversial proposal to integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries by…
Next 72 hrs will tell us whether Israel plans to kill Trump peace
It remains unclear whether Iran’s effort to establish a new equation in the region has truly succeeded — an equation in which, for…
Trump is losing control of the Iran war
Amid a rapid escalation between Israel and Iran, Yemen’s Houthis have rejoined the Iran war, launching a volley of missiles at Israel and…
Lawmakers pump brakes on military AI — sort of
AI domination on battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East is fueling fears that waning human oversight is ushering in a more perilous…
Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late last month that he had ordered the Israeli military to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip….
Iran strikes Israel, proving it will use hard power on behalf of Lebanon
The magnitude of what just happened may take some time to sink in.This is the first time Iran has struck Israel after Israel…
