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(A) China and the Far East

America’s Success Against Iran May Prove a Distraction

By David H. Petraeus April 15, 2026

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By David H. Petraeus April 15, 2026 – War is increasingly defined by unmanned systems, artificial intelligence and mass precision. The Gulf offers useful insights, but Ukraine is the more demanding laboratory. There, the true challenges of unmanned systems at scale and the rapid emergence of autonomous capabilities are already on display….The Ukraine war involves remotely piloted systems, electronic warfare, layered air defenses and relentless adaptation. …This is industrial-scale warfare, in which success depends less on exquisite platforms than on mass, resilience and constant innovation. Read More

There’s a New Way of War, but Is It Evolution or Revolution? AA

By Yaroslav Trofimov July 7, 2026

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By Yaroslav Trofimov July 7, 2026 – The key feature of the war between Russia and Ukraine, and likely of other major conflicts to come, is that what used to be cutting-edge weapons and technologies becomes outdated within months. “If you have an adaptive adversary, it’s the speed of iteration and the rate of learning that matter, rather than the technology per se,” Mosley added….One example of adaptability is Ukraine’s new procurement system for drones, which account for over 90% of enemy losses, electronic warfare systems and some other key weapons. It is fundamentally different from how Western militaries, with their centralized defense budgets, operate. Read More

Scott Bessent: Hamilton Inspires Trump’s Economic Statecraft AA

By Scott Bessent - June 23, 2026

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By Scott Bessent – June 23, 2026 – Economic security begins with the capacity to build, invent, finance and scale the industries that will define the next century, among them semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals. More than economic sectors, these are sources of national power. The U.S. must lead in all of them. Read More

America Needs AI That Can Do Math

By Jack D. Hidary - Feb. 16, 2026

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By Jack D. Hidary – Feb. 16, 2026 – China will release its next five-year plan next month. These plans are important because China pours billions of dollars into, and otherwise gives favorable treatment to, the sectors targeted in these programs. The U.S. will need to use a whole new class of artificial-intelligence models—built for the world of science and math, not language and images—to stay competitive with China as it puts the pedal to the metal in critical sectors. Read More

America Reclaims Its Dominance in Space

By Arthur Herman - Feb. 8, 2026

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By Arthur Herman – Feb. 8, 2026 – Just two years ago, America’s longstanding dominance in space seemed under threat. China had been surging ahead for more than a decade and planned to become the world’s leading space power. …Most troubling: Beijing continues to test and develop antisatellite weapons that could cripple the GPS and other space-based systems on which the U.S. would rely in time of war. …In the past year, however, the energy and vision in the U.S. government has shifted, thanks to the Trump administration and NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman. Meanwhile, Beijing is struggling to keep its space ambitions on track. Read More