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** How American aid supports autocracy in Jordan ([link removed])
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By Connor Echols on Aug 31, 2023 03:00 am
Despite what US officials say, the Jordanian Armed Forces are more palace guards than a mighty fighting force.
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** The weapons industry has a ‘need for speed’ but can be accident prone ([link removed])
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By Julia Gledhill on Aug 30, 2023 03:00 am
Reformers inside the military want better 'innovation' but getting contractors money faster doesn't always result in better a product.
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** US military promises ‘hellscape’ of drone swarming in future China war ([link removed])
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By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Aug 29, 2023 06:51 am
The new project, as announced to a confab of defense industry executives yesterday, was no doubt music to their ears.
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** What’s so bad about ‘aggressive neutrality’? ([link removed])
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By Christopher Mott on Aug 28, 2023 03:00 am
Imran Khan may have found out the hard way that not toeing the US line on Ukraine — or anything else — can be dangerous.
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** 10 years after Obama’s embarrassing ‘red line’ retreat ([link removed])
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By Daniel Larison on Aug 28, 2023 03:00 am
For the first time in decades, the interventionists lost. But that just meant no president asked for permission again.
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** What Putin would get out of eliminating Prigozhin ([link removed])
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By Anatol Lieven on Aug 25, 2023 12:01 am
For one, his rival's demise dashes hopes that the Russian leader's rule might soon be undermined by internal turmoil. Here's why.
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** GOP debate bloodbath over Ukraine leaves room for agreement — on China ([link removed])
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By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Aug 24, 2023 12:49 am
All agreed Beijing is the greatest threat to the US, particularly at the American border. So what are they going to do about it?
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** 15 US-backed officers had hand in 12 West African coups ([link removed])
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By Nick Turse on Aug 23, 2023 03:00 am
But the State Department doesn’t know anything about it — or doesn’t want to. Why?
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** Are US officials signaling a new ‘forever war’ in Ukraine? ([link removed])
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By Branko Marcetic on Aug 23, 2023 01:09 am
Now that Kyiv’s counteroffensive is foundering, goal posts in the timing for talks and a ceasefire are quietly being moved.
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