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Kerry Anderson, TNSR Production Editor, talks with Ketian Zhang about her article for TNSR, “Just Do It: Explaining the Characteristics and Rationale of Chinese Economic Sanctions.” Zhang, an assistant professor of international security in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, highlights that China imposes sanctions differently than Western states tend to do, including taking a more ambiguous approach. Image: John Fielding
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The longstanding shadow conflict between Iran and Israel has entered a new, more dangerous phase of open confrontation. For decades, both nations engaged in covert operations and proxy warfare in what was known as the “campaign between wars.” Hamas’ devastating attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, upended this dynamic. In subsequent months, Israel assassinated several key figures in the Axis of Resistance — Iran’s network of non-state allies and proxies — as well as senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders.

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Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office technologists who produced the Pentagon’s first “Responsible AI” toolkits are set to help steer multiple activities that will contribute to the early implementation of the new White House memo guiding federal agencies’ adoption of trustworthy algorithms and models for national security purposes, according to defense officials involved.

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A Marine F-35B pilot made a mistake when he ejected from his high-tech and uber-expensive fighter, which continued to fly for more than 11 minutes before it crashed near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina in September 2023, a Marine Corps investigation found.
Because the plane kept flying after the pilot ejected, it took searchers about 30 hours to find where it crashed. The Marine Corps was widely trolled on social media after Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina asked for the public’s help in finding the missing aircraft, prompting countless memes.

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