Military Industrial Complex
Could the US win a war with a near-peer adversary today?
It's about manpower, material, and most importantly, how we choose to use our military forces. We're doing it all wrong.
February 12, 2026
Regions
Asia-Pacific
Middle Powers are setting the table so they won't be 'on the menu'
Often crossing continents, 'workarounding' is a strategy allowing states to cooperate, mostly on trade, outside rigid U.S.-China alignments.
February 12, 2026
QiOSK
Report: DoD lets CBP shoot balloon with laser in airspace meltdown
The Pentagon has been testing the tech despite FAA concerns it affects aviation safety
February 11, 2026
Global Crises
We're burying the rules based order. But what's next?
Great power rivalry may actually make multilateral reform more rather than less likely. Here's how.
February 11, 2026
Washington Politics
VP Vance’s timely TRIPP to the South Caucasus
His meetings in Armenia and Azerbaijan this week marked the highest level visit to the region since Vice President Biden went to Georgia in 2009
February 11, 2026
Asia-Pacific
Trump vs. his China hawks
The president ushered in a bipartisan push for confrontation with Beijing in his first term. Is he now trying to usher it out?
February 11, 2026
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