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Ukrainian Shooter Downs Russian Drone with WWI-Era Machine Gun
New footage appears to show Ukrainian troops firing decades-old guns to shoot down an Iranian-built Russian drone. A brief clip shared online appears to show a spurt of gunfir...
By Samuel Bendett
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Pentagon Lacks Counter-Drone Procedure Leading to Incursions Like at Langley, Experts Say
New reporting about over a dozen unidentified drones that were allowed to fly over Langley Air Force Base has prompted fresh calls for change to a threat that experts say will...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was refe...
By Richard Fontaine
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Scatter and Survive: Inside a U.S. Military Shift to Deny China ‘Big, Juicy’ Targets
The remote Pacific airfield used to launch the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II is being revived with a different foe in mind: China. Runways emerging from the enc...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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As Ukraine Builds Better Drones, Do American Firms Still Have a Role?
Drones have been crucial for surveillance, targeting and strikes on the battlefield throughout the war in Ukraine. In response, its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become mo...
By Samuel Bendett
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Pentagon Lacks Counter-Drone Procedure Leading to Incursions Like at Langley, Experts Say
New reporting about over a dozen unidentified drones that were allowed to fly over Langley Air Force Base has prompted fresh calls for change to a threat that experts say will...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Scatter and Survive: Inside a U.S. Military Shift to Deny China ‘Big, Juicy’ Targets
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Russia’s Illicit Starlink Terminals Help Power Its Advance in Ukraine
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Pentagon Lacks Counter-Drone Procedure Leading to Incursions Like at Langley, Experts Say
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was refe...
By Richard Fontaine
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By Keerthi Martyn
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
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Army Ups Recruiting Goal to 61,000 Soldiers in 2025, an 11% Jump
The Army will shoot to recruit 61,000 new soldiers in fiscal year 2025, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced Monday, an increase of 6,000 recruits after two recen...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Army Is Giving All Soldiers a $240 Special Pay While Deployed
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School of War Ep 150: Katherine Kuzminski on the Draft
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Ups Recruiting Goal to 61,000 Soldiers in 2025, an 11% Jump
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was refe...
By Richard Fontaine
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What Might We Expect in Foreign Policy During a Second Trump Term?
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Kate Johnston
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Brussels Sprouts Live: NATO in the American Heartland
By Mark Newton, Anniken Huitfeldt, Maria Markowska, John Deni & Rebecca Moore
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
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What Does Yahya Sinwar’s Death Mean for the War in Gaza?
Jonathan Lord, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security program, joins RN Drive to discuss the death of Sinwar who has long been viewed as one of the militant gr...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel Killed Hamas’s Leader. What Happens Next?
By Jonathan Lord
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The New U.S. Strategy on the Lebanon Conflict: Let It Play Out
By Jonathan Lord
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What Does Yahya Sinwar’s Death Mean for the War in Gaza?
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U.S. Chip Controls and the Future of AI Compute
That escalated quickly! Emily and Geoff discuss why the U.S. aim to deny China access to the computing power necessary for frontier AI capabilities has led to an ever expandin...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Pablo Chavez
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U.S.–China Science and Technology Exclusion: Pressures Building Toward Conflict?
By Geoffrey Gertz
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U.S. Expands Sanctions on Iran Oil Sector Over Israel Attack
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Chip Controls and the Future of AI Compute
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Ukrainian Shooter Downs Russian Drone with WWI-Era Machine Gun
New footage appears to show Ukrainian troops firing decades-old guns to shoot down an Iranian-built Russian drone. A brief clip shared online appears to show a spurt of gunfir...
By Samuel Bendett
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U.S. Chip Controls and the Future of AI Compute
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Pablo Chavez
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Army Revamps Basic Training to Simulate Battlefield Stalked by Drone Swarms
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukrainian Shooter Downs Russian Drone with WWI-Era Machine Gun
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Countering Election Falsehoods: Lessons from the Hurricanes
Give people the information they need to make an informed decision, and give it to them straight....
By Carrie Cordero
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How to Stop Rogue States Like Russia from Interfering in Our Politics
By Richard Fontaine
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Geopolitical Doomscrolling
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Carrie Cordero
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Countering Election Falsehoods: Lessons from the Hurricanes