Author: Michael

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth swore in 35 new recruits yesterday in Los Angeles of all services and the California National Guard.
AFP was on scene as part of the Pentagon Press Corps.
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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranThe Iranian government has faced mass protests and military strikes by its adversaries before, but the convergence of internal unrest and the possibility of outside intervention is a more challenging dynamic. Since late December, when the accelerating decline of the national currency prompted demonstrations by merchants in Tehran, a wave of anti-regime unrest has spread around the country. U.S.

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Insider trading on the stock market—that is, buying or selling of a public company’s stocks by someone with access to privileged or secret information—is illegal. But that’s not true of the rash of new, online prediction marketplaces. Polymarket, Kalshi, and a number of lesser-known sites allow users to essentially bet on news and events using cryptocurrency, and these markets are largely unregulated.

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A key U.S. Navy organization that’s been hustling to advance and deliver information warfare capabilities purpose-built for the sea service recently set up a new Rapid Capabilities Office to help solve sailors’ real-world operational deficiencies by matching them with modern commercial technology options.
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic launched this new hub shortly after Navy leaders created an enterprisewide RCO last year.

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Women who have served in combat arms for the last decade say a new Pentagon-ordered review of their “effectiveness” is the latest frustrating chapter in what they say has been the theme of their careers: proving themselves capable in combat units on a daily basis. They worry that the Pentagon-wide review of the “effectiveness” of women in ground combat jobs ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could just be more of the same double standards and misinformation they live with every day.

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