Author: Michael

The U.S. government has confirmed that North Korea has sent about 3,000 of its soldiers to Russia since October, and you can bet they are going to do more than just send poop balloons into Ukraine.
“We do not yet know whether these soldiers will enter into combat alongside the Russian military, but this is certainly a highly concerning probability,” National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s spy chief Lt. Gen.

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Africa presents a uniquely complex challenge for China. Political instability — wars, coups, civil unrest — poses challenges that may undermine China’s peaceful rise and compel it to deploy military and security forces to protect its investments and own economic development. Without the stability provided by market capitalism, democracy, and the rules-based order, China faces a choice between failure or neocolonialism.

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Access decisions play a crucial role in large-scale conflicts and yet the decision-making process of potential host nations has largely been unexplored. Rick talks with TNSR author Emily Ellinger about how leaders consider regime survival, economic repercussions, and potential retaliation when making access decisions.   Image: service de photographie des armees france via Wikimedia Commons
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In Australia’s Jervis Bay this week, military and industry officials from that Pacific nation, the U.S. and U.K., joined by observers from Japan, are engaging in a multi-day demo and technology showcase to advance a wide variety of AI-enabled drones, integration platforms and other emerging warfare capabilities needed to support real-world conflict and deterrence operations.

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Military families move all over the country and the world every three years. Some families move sooner than that depending on their military path. 
We all stress over setting up our household goods appointments, plan around our pack-out dates, book transportation, find new schools at our next duty station, call new health providers, say farewell to the friendships we have made and search for a different job.
We try to prepare ourselves emotionally and physically for what is to come.

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