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Military Industrial Complex

US quest for superweapons runs into reality

This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s Tom Swiftian battleship dream hits rough seas; his impenetrable missile shield of dreams runs into reality; and more.

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo
Africa

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo

American support is emboldening DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, creating powerful expectations in Kinshasa

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize
Africa

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize

Macron is headed to Nairobi for a reset after years of setbacks in other African states

Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
Middle East

Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

Washington's search for a 'silver bullet' to defeat Tehran has made it all but impossible to secure a deal

Rubio floats a disastrous plan for disarming Hezbollah
Middle East

Rubio floats a disastrous plan for disarming Hezbollah

By putting the onus on the Lebanese military, the US risks sparking civil strife

US gas prices iran war
Middle East

The US will suffer more from oil  shock than China, Russia, or EU

This will surprise many Americans because Trump and Co. are flooding the zone with age-old misconceptions in order to prevent panic and opposition to the war.