Military Industrial Complex
The military is babying F-35s to hide their true cost to taxpayers
Fewer sorties and flight hours kick maintenance down the road, hiding performance issues and taking valuable flight time away from pilots
January 23, 2026
Analysis
Media
Zbigniew Brzezinski: Foreign policy prophet or blind man?
Ed Luce's ‘cradle to grave’ bio of President Carter’s grand strategist plumbs his hits and misses on Afghanistan and Russia and their impacts today
January 22, 2026
QiOSK
Trump: We got a $1.5 trillion military budget. He’s (kinda) right.
His boast to Davos today wasn't off the mark if he combines these overflowing pots of national security funding
January 21, 2026
Global Crises
The new Trump Doctrine: Strategic domination and denial
The US appears intent on using discrete military action while restricting rivals’ access to key regions, resources, technologies, and governance mechanisms
January 21, 2026
QiOSK
With Washington's help, the Kurds are losing their grip in Syria
The balance of power has shifted in the new government's favor
January 20, 2026
Global Crises
We are sleepwalking into nuclear catastrophe
As Trump's invasion of Venezuela shows, the premier non-proliferation treaty has eroded and risks becoming irrelevant
January 20, 2026
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