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How American aid supports autocracy in Jordan

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

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

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’?

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

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

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

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

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?

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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