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Marco Rubio Munich Security Conference
Europe

Rubio's spoonful of sugar helps hard medicine go down in Munich

The Secretary of State's message on civilizational renewal and self-reliance wasn't too different than Vance's the year before, but it landed much softer.

Is a breakthrough looming in Ukraine talks?
QiOSK

Is a breakthrough looming in Ukraine talks?

Two days in Abu Dhabi have reportedly brought both Moscow and Kyiv closer to an agreement, but so far details are scarce

POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

Air wars, drones, and US bases left strangely unprotected

This week in The Bunker: more cracks in Golden Dome, gamifying war in Ukraine, and more

Owen West Clearview AI
Military Industrial Complex

Controversial AI facial recognition biz gets a Pentagon champion

Clearview AI's tech was banned for private sector use, now former advisor Owen West is heading the flush Defense Innovation Unit.

NATO Summit 2025
Europe

Will NATO survive Trump?

Hostile White House tactics over Greenland are accelerating an existential if not insurmountable divergence with Europe over Russia

Royal Navy
Europe

If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off

The consequences will be negative, from shattering the order it claims to defend all the way up to a possible nuclear confrontation