Ukraine’s innovative defense industry can play a key role in Western security
It is often said that armies always prepare to fight the previous war. This rings particularly true in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The sheer scale of the…
September 2024
Pete Buttigieg Plays Vance in Walz’s Debate Prep
The transportation secretary, who acted as Mike Pence during Kamala Harris’s preparations for the 2020
Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey to Stream Event From Michigan
The two are meeting in a suburb of Detroit at a virtual event called “Unite for America,” which will featured members of some of the online groups that have coalesced…
A New Era in Sabotage: Turning Ordinary Devices Into Grenades, on a Mass Scale
The attacks in Lebanon required getting deep into the supply chain, which is difficult to do. But the sabotage contributes to a sense of vulnerability that ordinary devices can become…
Flooded Czech municipalities struggle to organise elections
Preparations are now well underway for the elections for local councils and a third of the Senate on Friday and Saturday in Czechia, albeit under extremely difficult conditions in the…
Outside the Box: ChatGPT Follows the Mainstream on NATO
In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. At…
Ukraine Wants Long-Range Weapons. Here’s a Look at What They Are.
Much of the public discourse about arming Ukraine has revolved around whether the United States will send “long range” weapons. But that can mean different things. Listen to this article…
Vance Says He Will Keep Calling Haitian Immigrants ‘Illegal Aliens’
The immigrants are mainly in the United States under temporary protected status, which the executive branch can grant to people whose home countries are in crisis. Share full article Senator…
After Trump Assassination Attempts, Congress Debates Secret Service Funding
Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees that the Secret Service needs to do a better job. But Democrats and Republicans are at odds over whether to increase the agency’s budget.…
US imposes new sanctions on Russian state media
US imposes new sanctions on Russian state media Getty ImagesUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new sanctions against the Russian media channel…