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Turns out F-35 is fully mission capable only some of the time
The U.S.’ most expensive military program to date, has fielded a fighter jet that simply doesn’t work most of the time. A Government…
Is Pakistan using US weapons to kill civilians in Afghanistan?
After a month of calm, Pakistan carried out a fresh round of airstrikes across Afghanistan last week, killing at least 13 civilians and…
Trump is blowing his chance to make peace in Ukraine
When Donald Trump arrived in the White House in January 2025, securing a quick end to the war in Ukraine was near the…
Politically charged Dems call Trump deal ‘surrender’ and ‘humiliation’
After a series of false starts, the United States and Iran announced on Sunday that they had reached a memorandum of understanding that…
The Taiwan Lobby moves to put a full court press on Trump
Perhaps fearful of abandonment, or of being treated as a mere “bargaining chip” in negotiations with Beijing, Taiwan has worked diligently to ingratiate…
The Kushner-Israel nexus behind the Albania ‘flamingo revolution’
Albania, a small Balkan nation on the Adriatic coast, seldom makes headlines. But protesters waving pink flamingo cutouts on an Albanian island the…
In the steel cage: Understanding that UFC is Trump’s happy place
There’s a lot of America happening this weekend. For good or ill.Sunday June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the Stars…
Lawmakers target private equity’s growing chokehold on arms industry
On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would scrutinize private equity’s growing influence over the defense industry. “For too long we’ve let private…
In an age of ‘false realism,’ Pope Leo presses for strategic restraint
Observers could easily dismiss Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas” as just another document on artificial intelligence. But under the surface lies a deeper…
Europe wants to force Ukrainian refugees to return home to fight
At a European Union summit earlier this month, Sweden’s migration minister revealed that there is “strong support” among European governments for excluding military-aged…
