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Military Industrial Complex

US looking for 'new creative' ways to fight a war it's already 'won'

Trump attempts to spend his way out of a politically disastrous conflict with Iran, while the Air Force and Navy grapple with the usual production problems

Maria Corina Machado
Latin America

Maria Machado hiring DC lobbyists for access to Venezuela's future

The exiled opposition leader joins a parade of special interests that want to grease the skids as Trump world continues to dominate the country's economy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Middle East

The Houthis could be first big test for Mecca mutual defense pact

How will Turkey and Pakistan respond to an attack on Saudi Arabia from its Iran-aligned enemies in Yemen?

thiopian Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, salutes as he attends a public rally dubbed "Ethiopia Can", marking the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa

How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa

The US has no plan for dealing with the complex rivalries that threaten its strategy in the region

President Donald Trump announces plans for a “Golden Fleet” of new U.S. Navy battleships, including the Trump-class battleship.
Military Industrial Complex

Trump's $23 billion ship will be outdated before it even hits water

In an era of cheap drones, the new battleship is overly reliant on expensive and highly vulnerable technology

Odessa ports
Europe

Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a 'steel porcupine' and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. It's a trap.