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US Army in Europe
QiOSK

Congress wants to stop Trump troop withdrawal from Europe

This year’s NDAA would place restrictions on the number of soldiers the Pentagon can bring home

Patriot-missile
Europe

Inflating Russian missile costs hides our own weapons crisis

The narrative that Moscow's war is 'unsustainable' deflects from real production and performance problems in American arms to Ukraine

Howard Lutnick
Military Industrial Complex

Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea?

Removing the profit motive that has allowed private interests to abuse, corrupt, and metastasize the system might be a way forward — if done right.

Diplomacy Watch Donald Trump Putin Zelensky
QiOSK

Diplomacy Watch: Did Israel’s war on Iran help Russia?

Moscow stands to gain from the West redirecting attention and resources from Ukraine to the Middle East

Wall Street Stock Exchange
Asia-Pacific

Pushing East Asia to hike defense could boomerang on Wall Street

Spending increases on the scale the admin is pressing for could push up US bond yields further, hurting American markets, and allies too

Rafał Trzaskowski Karol Nawrocki Poland elections
Europe

Polish elections: One place where the war isn't splitting voters

The two top candidates don't agree on much but both support more defense spending to challenge what they see as Russia's ever-looming threat