Israel’s reliance on Star Wars military technology has not held up to its adversaries’ Mad Max tactics, write Michael Doran and Can Kasapoğlu.

As warfighting continues to evolve, subscribe to Kasapoğlu’s Ukraine Military Situation Report and MENA Defense Intelligence Digest for the latest tactical analyses.

H.R. McMaster argues on CBS News that, no matter what conditions the Biden administration tries to impose on Israel, the Jewish state cannot coexist with Hamas.

The Chinese Communist Party and its state-owned enterprises do not compete on even terms. The United States has a robust toolkit to fight back, but Washington needs to decide to play hardball, explains Jonathan Ward.

“Three decades of development aid, democracy promotion, and human rights activism” from the West have not prevented the Wagner Group from gaining access to parts of Africa and its vital resources. Team Biden needs to rethink its Africa policy, writes Walter Russell Mead.

In the Wall Street Journal, Melanie Kirkpatrick reviews The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt, a new book that discusses how five women acted as the former president’s most trusted advisers, most insightful strategists, and most faithful supporters.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Today, Hudson hosts a conference with Distinguished Fellow Mike Pompeo, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), former Director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) Political Division Vincent Chao, and more. Watch live here.