Fallout from the Venezuela boatstrikes, what the new national security strategy missed, and more.
Saturday Reads
December 13, 2025
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Venezuela Boatstrikes Raise Legal Problems for the Entire US Military
by Ramon Marks
No modern military chain of command can survive if each rank begins to question the legality of their orders. Read it here.
Breaking Russia’s Chokehold on America’s Nuclear Fuel
by Stella Kim
America is finally waking up to the fact that uranium enrichment is not a mundane utility but a strategic vulnerability on par with semiconductors. Read it here.
What Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy Missed
by Henry Sokolski
The administration is courting serious risks to global stability by neglecting any strategy around nuclear proliferation. Read it here.
To Save Taiwan, Isolate China
by Mike Conaway
China’s ability to bully its neighbors stems from its economic clout, which it has built up by dumping overproduced goods on the West. America has the power to fight back. Read it here.
Russia Doesn’t Want “Competitive Coexistence”
by Alexander J. Motyl
Vladimir Putin has made it very clear that he is not interested in a merely “competitive” relationship with the West. Read it here.