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Military Industrial Complex

USS Gerald Ford limps out of hot war and into embarrassment. Why?

The Navy’s premier aircraft carrier is a case study in misplaced priorities, most importantly putting politics and industry preference before readiness and efficiency

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Asia-Pacific

On energy, China can sit this crisis out. Here's why.

'Green energy' here isn't a slogan or abstract aspiration. It's economic and geopolitical survival.

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Squeezed between hostile powers, Turkey tries playing it cool

Erdogan knows he is sitting on a geopolitical tinder box, with a long war threatening Kurdish uprisings, refugees, and a possible showdown with Israel

Finland moves to allow hosting of nuclear weapons in dangerous shift
Europe

Finland moves to allow hosting of nuclear weapons in dangerous shift

Washington should make clear that it does not want to place nukes near the 800-plus mile Russian-Finnish border

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Middle East

Gulf War I was a Pyrrhic victory that led to another avoidable war today

Iran’s regional power and political influence greatly expanded after its nemesis Saddam Hussein was finally removed, with all too obvious implications

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Veterans warn US landing could be 'more Gallipoli than Vietnam'

News today about troops deploying from 82nd Airborne division raises the stakes, with some pointing out there has been no clear strategy for using them