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How the US Attack on Iran Hurts Russia and China [[link removed]]

Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran—and the rising anti-Western axis. Zineb Riboua [[link removed]] explains what the strike means for Russia, China, and the United States in Mosaic [[link removed]].

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The Need for Speed: Transforming Defense Procurement for a Dangerous World [[link removed]]

The Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act is a bipartisan initiative led by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA). Yesterday, the congressmen joined Bryan Clark [[link removed]] and Dan Patt [[link removed]] to discuss [[link removed]] how the bill addresses the Pentagon’s problems with speed and scale in its acquisition processes.

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NATO Public Forum 2025 [[link removed]]

As an institutional partner to the 2025 NATO Public Forum [[link removed]], Hudson Institute hosted a watch party in Washington for key speeches and meetings.

Watch live coverage of the forum [[link removed]] or read Hudson experts’ analysis of the state of transatlantic relations [[link removed]].

Striking Iran Made Americans Safer [[link removed]]

President Donald Trump’s move to destroy Iran’s nuclear program increased the security of Americans at home, said Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]]. On CNN [[link removed]], she argued that the timing of the move also maximized the safety of US troops stationed in the Middle East.

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Investing in Africa [[link removed]]

A panel of investors with decades of collective experience in Africa joined Joshua Meservey [[link removed]] to discuss [[link removed]] how the Trump administration can successfully make “trade, not aid” the centerpiece of US policy toward the continent.

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Before you go . . .

“Despite the fulminations of highly visible anti-Israel voices online and in the media, in siding with Israel against Iran, Mr. Trump is aligned with the majority of his coalition,” writes Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].

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