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Santa Congress stuffs the stockings of defense industry
Military Industrial Complex

Santa Congress stuffs the stockings of defense industry

Provisions in this year's NDAA dismantle oversight, guarantee profits for contractors, and shift financial risk to taxpayers

If they are not human, we do not have to follow the law
Washington Politics

If they are not human, we do not have to follow the law

A new book points out that the "narco boat" story is a familiar one. The US has always determined who is morally disqualified from laws of war.

NATO
Europe

Euro-elites melt down over NSS, missing — or ignoring — the point

Leaders are lamenting the loss of 'vicarious primacy' when they could be taking strategic autonomy more seriously

Gaza war
Middle East

Gaza's economy is collapsing. It needs liquidity now.

Palestinians need control over their own money or there will be no state

Polymarket ISW
Washington Politics

Think tanker altered Ukraine war map before big Polymarket payout

The Institute for the Study of War disavowed the edit, removed the employee, but is staying quiet, raising questions about the credibility of ISW and prediction gambling

In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans
Military Industrial Complex

In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans

The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new US military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of how tech companies are cashing in