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Tehran is still losing the long game.

The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is the next generation of American nuclear deterrence. Twelve of these boats will replace the aging Ohio-class fleet, entering service over the 2030s and 2040s, each carrying 16 Trident IIs and driven by a ghost-quiet electric motor that renders them ac

Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka is not enthusiastic about the prospect of joining Russia’s Ukraine invasion, but he appears to be steadily building up his country’s military capacity in case he finds himself pushed more directly into the war, writes Hanna Liubakova. The post Belarus is quietl

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Ukraine isn’t the only battlefield shaping autonomous warfare.

Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe sits down with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Washington. The post Secretary General Mark Rutte on Trump, Europe, and the future of NATO appeared first on Atlantic Council.

What's in the deal between Israel and Lebanon? Reuters

Oil held an advance before expected US-Iran talks in Doha, as conflicting signals from Washington and Tehran cast doubt over the next phase of negotiations to end the four-month war.

After a banner year for Chinese stocks on the back of AI advances, 2026 is not going well.

It wants mainland investors to bet on its own tech dreams not America’s