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Desperate Republicans are jumping Trump's war ship of doom
“The war with Iran needs to end and end quickly.” These were the unexpected words spoken Monday by former congressman and current Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who The Nation’s Jeet Heer has described as “not just an ardent supporter of this particular war but, more generally…
Lifestyles of the rich & famous ‘Lords of War’
This article is co-published in partnership with The Intercept For the first time, the Pentagon budget topped $1 trillion and private contractors now receive more than half of all the tax dollars flowing to the Pentagon. Few have profited from this privatization of the U.S. military more than the…
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous War Profiteers
The mockumentary “Lords of War” shows how Pentagon money gets funneled into $20-million-plus paydays for weapons company CEOs — and their lavish lifestyles. The post Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous War Profiteers appeared first on The Intercept.
Zelensky: U.S. pushing energy ceasefire, trilateral talks with Russia
The Trump administration is pushing for three immediate steps in its effort to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and restart diplomacy with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview on Wednesday: A ceasefire on energy infrastructure. Reopening the Black Sea grain…
The Robot Ships of Route 90
NEW IBERIA, Louisiana – Surrounded by rows of sugar cane fields on Bayou Teche, generations of shipbuilders are wrenching on the U.S. Navy’s latest push toward a future drone fleet. Work boat builders and repair facilities dot U.S. Route 90 in southern Louisiana, where the boom and bust of the oil…
3 Years of Middle East Combat Altering How Navy Supplies, Maintains Fleet, Leaders Say
This post has been updated to include that BAE Jacksonville received a $70 million maintenance availability for the Littoral Combat Ship USS Wichita (LCS-13). VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran is morphing how the Navy fixes and supplies ships operating thousands of miles…
NATO ally pushes ‘Fort Trump’ US military base as Russian helicopter penetrates airspace
Polish President Karol Nawrocki says he's confident a permanent U.S. base called "Fort Trump" will be built in Poland before Trump's term ends.
Last Warthog Clears Nellis Air Force Base Runway
The last A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., made its final departure. The Warthog's impact will not soon be forgotten.
Trita Parsi: Despite UN Diplomacy, the US and Iran Are Still Headed Toward More War
Reprinted with permission from Trita Parsi’s Substack. Just a few thoughts on the three-hour indirect meeting yesterday at the UN between US and Iranian officials, facilitated by the indefatigable Qataris. It is undoubtedly a good thing that the two sides have resumed contact again, even though we…
South Korea’s Deliberate Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan
In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by Seaman Apprentice…
Joint Navy-Marine Corps Osprey Test Advances Future Fleet Anti-Submarine Capability
A joint Navy-Marine Corps test team executed the first lot acceptance test of sonobuoys from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif., laying the groundwork for expanded tactical employment across the fleet.
Iran president: We have been "victims of terrorism"
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian forcefully rejected President Trump's portrayal of Iran as a source of terrorism at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, insisting instead that Iranians are "victims of terrorism." Why it matters: Pezeshkian used one of the world's biggest diplomatic stages to…
At UNGA, Kyrgyz President Japarov Once Again Complains About Sanctions
Japarov also thanked Donald Trump for ending funding of NGOs.
In Red Sea crisis, Somaliland seizes leverage for US recognition
The president of Somaliland took advantage of the geopolitical and global economic turmoil caused by the Iran War to visit Washington this week in an effort to advocate for American recognition of Somaliland and for the deepening of economic ties between the two. President Abdirahman Mohamed…
Winning by the Rules: Optimizing Weapons Reviews in the Age of Technological Innovation
We spare the reader another detailed story from Ukraine to establish the now-familiar point that battlefield technology changes faster than militaries can acquire, review, and field it. The villain in this story is easy to identify: bureaucracy. The fashionable remedies are equally familiar — cut…
Seoul Needs a Playbook for Hormuz, Ukraine, and What Comes Next
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump shared a Washington Post opinion piece on his social media, arguing that South Korea should send its Cheongung-II air-defense system to Ukraine. Additionally, the Trump administration continues to pressure Seoul to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz…