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In recent years, strategic surprises are everywhere. Russia and the United States were surprised...
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Throughout its history, the US Army has continuously adapted itself to the environment—not out of...
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DeLaine Mayer | 06.23.25
The next war may begin without a sound—in orbit, far above the battlefield. As satellite proximity...
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“Eliminate the red trousers? Never! The red trousers are France!”— French Minister of War Eugène...
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Arsalan Bilal | 06.19.25
When Indian and Pakistani jets took to the skies last month, the world witnessed one of the...
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