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** February 7, 2026
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Spending More on the Military Is Not a Defense Strategy
By Julia Gledhill and Dan Grazier
National Security Reform Program at the Stimson Center

The Trump administration’s calls to drastically increase military spending will make it more difficult for the United States to set its defense priorities straight. Read more ([link removed]) here ([link removed]) .
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How US Strikes on Iran Could Destabilize Pakistan
By Eldar Mamedov
Political advisor for the Social Democrats in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament

Pakistan is already facing an internal insurgency in Balochistan and terrorist attacks from within Afghanistan. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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What the End of New START Means for Nuclear Arms Control
By Lawrence J. Korb and Stephen Cimbala
Korb is a retired Navy captain, and Cimbala is a distinguished professor of political science at Penn State Brandywine

There are still strong incentives to negotiate reductions in nuclear arsenals between the United States, Russia, and China. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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Sudan’s Civil War Is a Regional Security Stress Test
By James Foggo
Dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy

The conflict in Sudan now resembles more of a proxy war than a civil war. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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How Donald Trump Can Fix US Biodefense
By Robert C. O’Brien
Chairman of American Global Strategies LLC, member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board

The Biden administration left the United States underprepared for biological weapon attacks. Read more here ([link removed]) .

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