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How might Trump 2.0 approach Sub-Saharan Africa policy?
What will the incoming Trump administration mean for U.S. foreign policy in sub-Saharan Africa? During his first term, Donald Trump derided so-called “shithole countries” on the continent and throughout the broader Global South. Yet his…
Musk’s government roles create ‘clear avenues for serious conflicts of interest’
As a SpaceX Starship rocket steered its way back to Earth Nov. 19 before ultimately landing in the Gulf of Mexico, President-elect Donald Trump watched from Texas alongside Elon Musk.Musk is the founder of SpaceX, the space company that…
The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef…
Putin’s Ukraine invasion is gaining paceRussia’s invasion forces are “advancing at a significantly quicker rate than they did in the entirety of 2023,” especially around Vuhledar and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast, the Washington-based…
Russian submarine tech could help China out-pace the US, says INDOPACOM chief
Russia will most likely provide the technology to help China build new and better submarines, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Saturday. “That has the potential of closing American undersea dominance to the PRC,” Adm. Sam…
In Fiji, defense diplomacy and rain-soaked rugby
BLACK ROCK CAMP, Fiji—Fijian and U.S. officials cemented one defense agreement and opened talks on another—but first, there was roast pig and rugby in the rain.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived on this South Pacific island on Friday,…
NIST sets up new task force on AI and national security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has set up a new task force within its existing Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute focusing on evaluating the myriad security implications of artificial intelligence models with…
ULA’s Vulcan won’t launch any Space Force missions this year
United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket won’t send any Space Force payloads to space this year, company officials confirmed late Thursday evening, delaying the planned national security launches to next year. Space Force officials…
The D Brief: Russia’s MIRV missile; Space Force’s naughty list; McConnell to Senate Approps; Worst…
Update: Beware the “Oreshnik.” The experimental missile that Russia fired at Ukraine’s Dnipro region this week was based on their RS-26 Rubezh design, according to the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said that the United…
To improve recruiting, make medical standards match retention ones
It’s harder to get into the military than stay there—at least by the different medical standards set by the Defense Department. By making them match, the Pentagon could widen its recruiting pool without undermining the force.Here’s an…
What does Russia’s launch of an ‘experimental’ weapon at Ukraine mean for allies?
Russian forces on Thursday fired what U.S. officials called an “experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine,” which has characteristics of an inter-continental ballistic missile but did not carry a nuclear warhead. The…
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