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America’s Defense Industry Is in Trouble, with No Plan to Fix It
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It’s hard to dispute that Donald Trump has a knack for identifying problems....
By Becca Wasser
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea BarriersChina quietly mobilized thousands of fishing boats twice in recent weeks to form massive floating barriers of at least 200 miles long, showing a new level of coordination that...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Signals He’ll Hold off Another Attack on Iran for Now
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President Donald Trump indicated that he might hold off on attacking Iran for now after saying he was reassured by sources “on the other side” that the government in Tehran wo...
By Becca Wasser
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Military Experts Reject Trump’s Logic That U.S. Must Own Greenland to Defend It
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President Trump’s assertion that the U.S. must own Greenland to expand its defenses there runs counter to decades of policy and undermines the deterrence of its global network...
By Richard Fontaine
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2025 Proved the Case for Drone Defense
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As mass-produced strike and FPV drones reshape battlefields from Ukraine to the Red Sea, the United States is scrambling to bend the cost curve, scale affordable interceptors,...
By Samuel Bendett
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The U.S. Weapons That Stole Maduro’s Power
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It is often said that a successful military operation resembles a symphony, where land, sea and air forces hit their notes at precisely the right moment....
By Philip Sheers
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U.S. Force’s Presence in Caribbean Has Limits, Despite Trump Vow
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President Donald Trump vowed to keep US forces in the Caribbean for the foreseeable future. Yet given the sheer size of the military buildup in Latin America, he can’t maintai...
By Becca Wasser
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Why Trump Is Gunning for America’s Defence Giants
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If you want to understand why Donald Trump is gunning for America’s defence companies, a big part of the answer lies in a single, startling estimate....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
How Europe Is Trying to Rebuild Its Armed Forces for a Long WarEuropean nations no longer assured of US military protection are setting aside hundreds of billions of euros for new weapons, ammunition and advanced defense technology. Findi...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Cubans ‘Scared and Nervous’ After Us Attack on Venezuela Destroys Morale
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Cubans are on high alert and the streets are under heavy guard, bracing for what comes next as officials mourned the 32 members of its security services killed in the US opera...
By Becca Wasser
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Slaps Export Controls on Japan Military for Taiwan RemarksChina imposed controls on exports to Japan with any military use, intensifying a dispute between Asia’s top economies over remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made ...
By Becca Wasser
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After U.S. Raid on Venezuela, Analysts Weigh Lessons About Russian Air Defenses
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Ostensibly speaking about the U.S. industrial base, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took a short detour on Monday to take a victory lap regarding the surprise US military op...
By Carlton Haelig
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‘This Was Surgical’: The Tactics Behind the Maduro Mission
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By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Chinese Military Threat Grows, According to Pentagon ReportChairman Xi Jinping continues to invest heavily in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), as China's military approaches his 2027 "centennial military building goal"....
By Tom Shugart
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s Plans to Dominate at Sea in 2026China, a top maritime rival of the United States, is expected to continue rapid naval modernization and expand its presence at sea in the new year, following the fielding of n...
By Tom Shugart
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China Aircraft Carriers Set to Outnumber U.S. in Pacific by 2035: Analysts
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China may have more aircraft carriers in the Pacific than the U.S. by 2035, analysts' assessment following a Department of Defense report indicates, underscoring the strong mo...
By Tom Shugart
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Xi Tests Trump on Taiwan with Drills Firing Dozens of Rockets
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China fired dozens of rockets into waters near Taiwan as part of its most expansive exercises in decades, testing Donald Trump’s support for the self-ruled island after a majo...
By Becca Wasser
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Inside the Air Force Plan to Start Its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit
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The Air Force will stand up a new unit next year to shape how the service fights with low-cost, one-way attack drones....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How China Built an Arms Industry to Rival the West
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In 2016, Beijing launched a new aerospace conglomerate called Aero Engine Corp. of China. It had a challenging mandate: to develop top-line aircraft engines, a technology Chin...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Submarines Are Outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea Has a Plan to Help
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South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of U.S. President Donald Trump to do just that....
By Tom Shugart
