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The spread of democracy could give Washington an edge in great-power competition and make armed conflict less likely. The post In an age of great-power competition, democracy is an advantage for the United States appeared first on Atlantic Council.

A strong rouble was hurting the budget

After the Iran war, the region has no good options.

Its belt-tightening is good micro, but bad macro

Any potential major conflict the United States engages in will be shaped by AI and autonomous systems. US forces should expect their systems to operate in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) conditions imposed by jamming techniques, cyber-attacks, and anti-satellite capabilities desig

The case for a U.S. military drawdown.

Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) says the Iran war is depleting key US munitions and pulling military assets from the Indo Pacific, potentially weakening deterrence against China as concerns over Taiwan grow. While on Bloomberg This Weekend, the Illinois Democrat also criticized the administra

Iran lashes out at US sanctions amid economic toll at home Reuters

Six consequences after six months of war in Iran Reuters

Iran's Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront 'real enemy' Reuters