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The purported sinking of a Chinese nuclear submarine at a Wuhan shipyard pier is the latest example of Western reporting on military developments in China that overlooks important details and context, or even takes the wrong lessons from…

Large parts of the world—and billions of people—have enjoyed great prosperity thanks to the peace and stability that prevail across the 97-mile strait separating China from Taiwan. Our island is an indispensable partner in global supply…

With the October 1 start of the fiscal year only weeks away, preventing a government shutdown should top the agenda for returning lawmakers. A stopgap funding bill that provides the House and Senate more time to pass a full-year budget for…

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More than 100 young Canadians are spending a trial year in the Royal Canadian Navy as part of a new initiative that’s worth examining as a model for the U.S. Navy’s own recruiting efforts.Participants in the Naval Experience Program, or…

The current phase of fighting in the Middle East began almost a year ago, with the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas and the subsequent pummeling of Gaza by Israel. But to many academics, foreign policy…

Imagine you are serving in an elite military unit. Your job is critical to its operations; your teammates rely on you for their safety and often their very lives. You were carefully screened for this assignment and selected as the best…

Within days of coming to power in 2021, the Biden administration announced that it was ending “all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen,” and, in particular, halting the sale of offensive weaponry to Saudi…

In late December, a 26-year-old construction worker in Sarasota County, Florida, used his phone to send a flurry of ominous online posts.Alexander Lightner, tapping away on his Samsung Galaxy, announced his intention to commit mass murder,…

Autonomous vehicles represent an estimated $2 trillion global market, and are expected to triple in value over the next decade. They are not just the future of transportation, but also have massive applications for the intelligent systems…