On Dec. 29, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported one of the most intense single-day episodes of Chinese ...
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Trump has killed American deterrence

BERLIN — The Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) places “deterrence” at the center of America’s grand ...
An American flag flies outside of the US Capitol dome in Washington, US, Jan 15, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] The latest United ...
As a contributor to that Joint Staff effort, I have been revisiting that experience since the Department of Defense issued ...
The expert noted that combat readiness inspections of the Belarusian Armed Forces will continue. “I want to say that these ...
When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.
The prohibition on the threat or use of force, based on Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations, is considered one of the fundamental and peremptory norms of international law. This rule is ...
A democracy rarely collapses in a single dramatic moment. More often, it is slowly redesigned—clause by clause—until citizens ...
Tariffs are on, until they are not. Military force is an option … and then it’s off the table. Erratic behavior and ...
A sweeping new review of nearly 30 years of gun policy research finds a small number of firearm laws consistently show ...
Helicopters have few ways to fight back against incoming fighter aircraft. Surprisingly, though, it is far harder to shoot ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada’s speech at Davos last week sent shock waves through the international community. The ...