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Venezuela's Anti-US Alliances

US President Donald J. Trump's condemnation of Venezuela's illegal leader Nicolás Maduro includes his regime's facilitation of trafficking illegal drugs into the United States
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Lockheed, N. Grumman Profit Off Delayed, Over-Budget Contracts

A new report finds that U.S. arms contractors’ revenues are surging, even as their programs are late and over budget, undermining military planning and drawing funds and resources away from other government priorities
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The MiG-31 Affair Shows The West Is Losing Focus On Battlefield

Russia’s announcement that its security services disrupted an alleged Ukrainian-British attempt to persuade a Russian pilot to defect with a MiG-31 interceptor armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile initially sounds like a relic of an earlier era
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Trump's '28-point Plan' For Ukraine War Provokes Political Earthquake

When it comes to the reported draft framework agreement between the US and Russia, and its place in the Ukraine peace process, a quote by Winston Churchill (on the British victory at El Alamein) may be appropriate: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
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The Top US Military Contractors Cashing In On Caribbean Operations

As fears mount that U.S. strikes against so-called “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean could escalate into full-scale war with Venezuela, weapons makers are well positioned to benefit from the unprecedented U.S. military build-up in the region, not seen on such a scale in decades, and continues unabated
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Pentagon Formalizes Conventional Forces’ Role In Irregular Warfare, But Will It Stick?

A recent Pentagon directive officially broadens the responsibility of irregular warfare (IW) well beyond the remit of special operations forces, in a move that former practicioners and experts said could be a significant development for America’s posture in the gray zone — but only if there’s real-world follow through
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The US Remains ASEAN's Most Valuable Partner

In Kuala Lumpur this week, Malaysia and ASEAN have a historic opportunity to ensure that the U.S. remains intertwined with our security and economic needs
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Why German Rearmament Isn't Happening

On October 13, Germany’s government had to cancel at the last minute a press conference at which it planned to announce a new bill expanding military conscription
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