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Big Chill: Pressure builds among Russian, Western militaries in Arctic
Europe

Big Chill: Pressure builds among Russian, Western militaries in Arctic

Cooperation is out, great power competition is in.

The 'war on terror' lives on 22 years after 9/11
Global Crises

The 'war on terror' lives on 22 years after 9/11

Despite being out of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has normalized a militarized approach to security worldwide

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Latin America

Biden, don't let differences over Ukraine tank your relations with Lula

The bad blood between the US and Brazil actually goes way back, but upcoming meetings provide chances for new collaboration.

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Africa

15 US-backed officers had hand in 12 West African coups

But the State Department doesn’t know anything about it — or doesn’t want to. Why?

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North America

Kill bill: GOP leadership scheme could spike war powers reform

Congress looked poised to repeal two ‘zombie’ AUMFs this year, but a quiet move from Republican bigwigs could change that.

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Global Crises

Congress looks to gut emissions reporting requirements for military contractors

Lawmakers want to make it harder to determine the ecological impact of weapons manufacturers, and activists aren’t happy.