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** December 13, 2025
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Trump’s National Security Strategy Needs Bipartisanship
by Brian Chow

There is much about Trump’s national security vision that could attract bipartisan support—if the president were willing to extend an olive branch to his opponents. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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No Grid, No Glory: What History Teaches Us About the Next Major War
by Leah Emanuel & Will Rogers

We cannot win 21st-century conflicts with a 20th-century electric grid. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Russia’s Potemkin Village Society
by Antonia Ferrier & Meaghan Mobbs

The government’s official image and the reality of Russian society could not be further apart. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Why Taiwan’s Status Can’t Stay “Undetermined”
by Paul Heer

The United States and Japan’s vague, ahistorical version of the “one China” policy is inflaming tensions with Beijing. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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The US Navy Has Canceled the Constellation-Class Frigate. What Comes Next?
by James Holmes

The Navy still needs new frigates, and is still intent on building them. But it must make basic changes to its acquisition process to avoid a second Constellation fiasco. Read it here ([link removed]) .

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