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How vulnerable is the continental United States to drone attack? Could a wily adversary cause vast destruction of military ...

Russia has more friends than Western analysts like to admit, even three years into the Russo-Ukrainian War. While many have ...

The future fight won’t be won by those with the biggest budgets, most polished strategies, or largest armies. It will be won ...

Anduril, the $30 billion defense startup, is on a roll. In May, it partnered with Meta to build virtual reality devices for ...

Why is it that you can send money around the world in seconds with your phone, but a forward observer can’t use a secure ...

The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is ...

William D. James, British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony (Oxford University Press, 2024) Back in June, ...

What good is a tank if you can’t get the metals to build it? This week's meeting between U.S., Ukrainian, and European ...

In the wake of summits in Alaska and Washington, the war in Ukraine has become as much about competing diplomatic positions ...

In his 2023 article, “Mercenary Shocks: What the War in Ukraine Will Eventually Mean for Africa” Raphael Parens discussed what Russia’s mercenary forces in Africa would look like after the war in ...