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Putin’s Troop Call-Up Will Prolong but Not Win War: Experts
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Michael Kofman, a defense specialist at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think tank, cautioned against dismissing the effort. It will help Moscow fortify t...
By Michael Kofman
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The National Guard Is Having a Nightmarish Time Keeping Soldiers and Recruiting New OnesRetention skyrocketed during the pandemic for most components of the military, including the Guard. Last year, the Guard sought to retain nearly 33,624 soldiers who were sched...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Here’s Why Putin Is Calling Up Veterans to Fight in His Ukraine War
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Russian lawmakers appeared to recognize a growing problem with troop morale, desertions and surrender on Tuesday when they passed new harsher punishments for deployed Russian ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
The West Is Testing Out a Lot of Shiny New Military Tech in UkraineThe breadth of information operations has led Brendan McCord, a hedge-fund manager who previously authored the Department of Defense’s first AI strategy, to describe this conf...
By Brendan McCord
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Most Military Recruits Come from Families of People Who Served. Experts Say That’s Not Sustainable.Critics say the military needs to broaden its recruiting base. “Really, the time to change this reliance on the military children pipeline to the military was several years ag...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Joe Biden Warns of Global Disorder If Russia Is Not StoppedBeyond the debating chamber, the global balance of power is changing. “Every day the war goes on, Russia’s military is degraded,” argues Richard Fontaine of the Centre for a N...
By Richard Fontaine
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Western Nations Will Take Temperature on Proposed Russian Oil Price Cap
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American and European officials want to avoid sending energy prices soaring before the arrival of winter. European leaders are already grappling with high energy prices and th...
By Maria Snegovaya
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U.S. Treasury Seeks Comment on Crypto’s Illicit Finance Risks
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Various stakeholders, including crypto industry advocates, members of civil society, traditional financial institutions and crypto firms, are expected to provide comments, acc...
By Alex Zerden
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No More Ambiguity: US Troops Will Defend Taiwan If China Invades, Biden Says
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Stacie Pettyjohn, a defense strategy expert, has run several wargames for the Defense Department involving a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. While these games don’t track the numb...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Officer Promotions Still Competitive, but No Decision on 5-Year WindowLast year, then-Air Force personnel boss Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly said data from the first round of promotions to lieutenant colonel under the new system suggested that promotions...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Empowered Leaders Vital to Win Next War, Allied Air Chiefs Say
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Speaking at the International Air Chiefs Conference hosted by the U.S. Air Force in Washington, top officials from the air forces of Canada and Sweden as well as U.S. defense ...
By Becca Wasser
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Japan’s Defense Minister Urges the United States to Stand Firm on Taiwan
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Last week, the head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, Minister Chiu Tai-san, warned policymakers in Washington that China is preparing to attack the island and spoke of se...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Orders Deeper Foreign Investment Reviews in Chips, Supply Chains
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The addition of clean energy and climate adaptation technology to the list of sensitive sectors reflects the growing importance of energy security -- especially after Russia's...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Mold Is Consuming Fort Stewart’s Barracks as a Pattern Emerges across the ArmyMold issues are nothing new to the service and frequently draw scrutiny from Congress and lengthy complaints from junior troops online, but it is rare that garrison leaders pu...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. Investments in Foreign Chip Firms a Potential Concern, White House Says
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Harrell, who plans to step down from his role as soon as next month, stressed that any measure targeting U.S. investments abroad should be narrowly tailored to address gaps in...
By Emily Kilcrease
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How the Military’s New Medical Screening Is Screwing over Army RecruitersKate Kuzminski, director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security, said the military is holding the new generation of soldiers t...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. to Transfer Afghan Funds to Swiss Bank for Safekeeping
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The Biden administration hopes availability of the funds for such critical foreign currency payments can help ease the economic suffering of the Afghan population and potentia...
By Alex Zerden
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The Critical Moment Behind Ukraine’s Rapid Advance
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While Ukraine may have an opportunity to recapture more territory in the east, U.S. and Ukrainian officials say the south is the most important theater of the war. “Kherson an...
By Michael Kofman
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Ukraine Rout in Kharkiv Has Russians on the Run: How Did They Pull It Off, and What Comes Next?Such scenes are not necessarily unusual for armies in retreat. The phrase “bug out,” meaning a panicked reaction, entered the English lexicon following a particularly chaotic ...
By Chris Dougherty
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Turkey-Greece Tensions Could Disrupt NATO Unity, Experts Warn
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Deep-rooted friction brought Turkey and Greece almost to the point of war three times in the last 50 years. Analysts speaking to VOA say they don’t see a resolution any time s...
By Jim Townsend
