In early November, after meeting China’s defense minister, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth performed a longstanding ...

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On a frozen Himalayan ridgeline, Indian and Chinese troops still stare at each other through rifle sights. Thousands of miles ...

On Dec. 5, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached a significant milestone in his bid to build “Europe’s strongest ...

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term brought many significant changes to U.S. foreign policy, as the ...

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President Donald Trump signed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act last week. At more than 3000 pages, the ...

This is the fourth in a series exploring key AI policy choices faced by the Department of Defense and Congress. Please also ...

This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross ...

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