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Iraqi Kurdistan Was Never Ready for Statehood

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 21:05
The war against the Islamic State concealed the Kurds' political and economic weaknesses. The loss of Kirkuk has made them impossible to ignore.

The Private Air Force Preparing U.S. Pilots for the Next War

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 19:44
For years, the U.S. military secretly flew Russian aircraft. Now it needs a cheaper option.

From Moscow to Havana: Secret Weapons and Diplomats

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 19:23
The “sonic attacks” in Cuba aren’t the first suspected instance of invisible attacks on U.S. diplomats.

Lithuania, Leery of Moscow, Spars With Belarus Over Nuclear Reactor

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 16:45
Fearing the Kremlin’s grand design, and another nuclear disaster, Vilnius has turned a power plant into a battleground.

A Best Defense fiction special for Halloween: ‘An Occurrence at Khan Hill’

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 16:04
His eyes bulged out, as the tip of the pistol slammed into the back wall of his throat.

Mars-a-Lago: Can the Trump Administration Get Us Beyond the Moon?

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 15:35
Experts doubt a coherent space policy from the Trump administration.

Donald Trump’s Biggest Disinformation Campaign Yet

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 15:20
The Russia collusion scandal is closing in on America’s commander-in-chief of fake news.

Can the Navy’s Million-Dollar Zombie Game Turn You Into a Supersoldier?

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 13:00
I wanted to see if killing the undead would make me smarter.

SitRep: Senators Spar with Mattis, Tillerson About War Powers, Concern Turns to Trump and Nukes

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 12:44
New worries over Chinese military capabilities, Trump transgender ban blocked

Corker and Cotton’s False Promises Would Push Iran Toward Nuclearization

Mon, 30/10/2017 - 23:22
The Republican senators want to keep the JCPOA while adding new restrictions. It won’t work.

Robert Mueller’s Opening Salvo Is a Show of Strength

Mon, 30/10/2017 - 20:26
A quick and dirty analysis on the Manafort and Papadopoulos cases.

What this general heard from General Kelly about America — and didn’t hear

Mon, 30/10/2017 - 15:00
I will give Bob Killebrew the credit and thanks he deserves for his military service to the nation.

SitRep: Senate Moving on Trump’s Pentagon Nominees

Mon, 30/10/2017 - 12:47
Drama among Navy brass, Iran rejects Trump meeting, Navy SEALs investigated in Green Beret death.

Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Decertified” Edition

Fri, 20/10/2017 - 23:13
Trump deems Iran in violation of the “worst deal ever.”

‘Ghost Soldiers’: Too Many U.S.-Trained Afghans Are Going AWOL

Fri, 20/10/2017 - 22:44
Some 13 percent of Afghan military personnel training in the United States last year went AWOL.

Syrian Reconstruction Spells Juicy Contracts for Russian, Iranian Firms

Fri, 20/10/2017 - 19:42
Bombed-out cities meant death and destruction. Now they promise billions of dollars — for new construction.

Xi Jinping Has Quietly Chosen His Own Successor

Fri, 20/10/2017 - 19:34
Meet Chen Miner, the man who has been getting groomed to run China — without anyone in the West seeming to notice.

Pentagon Report: IED Casualties Surge in Afghanistan

Fri, 20/10/2017 - 18:31
Roadside bomb attacks are falling overall, except in Afghanistan.

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