Defence
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How the U.S. Withdrawal Decision Will Affect the Afghan Conflict
Crisis Group expert Andrew Watkins anticipates that negotiations will likely stall and Afghans will fear an intensified civil war as…
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The US Is a Mass-Killing Machine
The United States of America. Tom Engelhardt The Nation By the time you read this piece, it will already be…
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Why the F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Is Such a Game Changer
It depends on how you wish to fight. Wallace C. Gregson The National Interest The F-35 Lightning II airplane, adopted…
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The Rise and Rise of Turkish Drone Technology
When the country set out to design, develop, and produce its first indigenous drone, the Anka, technological snags beset the…
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US eyes tactical withdrawal from Middle East to focus on China
WASHINGTON – Last month, a special team consisting of 15 Pentagon senior officials began working on developing a comprehensive plan…
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Brazilian group seeks to stop aircraft carrier sale to Turkish company
One wants to turn the ship into a museum. Tayfun Ozberk Defense News The other, a training ship for the…
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Philippines welcomes US backing to help defend Manila in South China Sea
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. American Military News The Philippines welcomes an…
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Why Did Russia Send More S-400 Missile Defense Systems to the Arctic?
Russia is adding more S-400 air defense systems to the Arctic in what can be seen as an overt effort…
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What’s the Point of Nuclear Weapons Today?
Nuclear weapons sometimes sound like a throwback to another era, but they don’t just remain on stand-by. ICG Nuclear-armed nations…
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Washington in Afghanistan: How Long Must This Go On?
Even Donald Trump understood this, at least in public. Ron Jacobs CounterPunch The US mission was a failure within a…
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Why Britain is tilting to the Indo-Pacific region
Some will call it a tilt, others a rebalancing and yet others a pivot but, either way, the new big…
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Russian fighter aircraft ‘may drive a new wedge’ between Turkey, US
ANKARA: Russia’s announcement that it is ready to hold negotiations with Ankara on the delivery of Su-35 and Su-57 fighter…
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Turkey hiring law firm for F-35 program also benefits US firms
Saying that this process aims to claim the rights of all firms, countries and structures that suffered a loss due…
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US blocks Turkey’s 30 locally-made attack helicopter sale to Pakistan
During a briefing on Monday, Kalin noted that the US blocked Turkey’s helicopter sale to Pakistan, which will likely lead…
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Russian Black Sea fleet activity in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Implications for the Israeli Navy
The increasing Russian presence in Syria is part of Russia’s updated naval doctrine, which was first published in 2012, and…
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U.S. Military Reveals Where It Challenged China During Record Year of Operations
The report, published Wednesday, detailed the service’s “freedom of navigation” operations conducted across the globe with the stated goal of…
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