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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

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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

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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

Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas
Europe

European rearmament: Shuffling fake money around a monopoly board?

As the EU looks to rebuild its defensive capacities, cash for the undertaking remains elusive

Three huge things DOGE can cut at the Pentagon now
QiOSK

Three huge things DOGE can cut at the Pentagon now

It's so simple even the government can do it (VIDEO)

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Military Industrial Complex

Saying the quiet part out loud: All that glitters is not 'Golden Dome'

It may be what insiders call a 'monster systems engineering problem' but contractors are all too happy to indulge the dream