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George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Last week, I wrote about the major expansion of the U.S.

Anatol Lieven, Responsible State.
Democracy and legality haven’t solved the problem so the U.S. must also rely on humanity, reality, self-interest, and sheer common sense.

C. Pandolfo, Fox N.
The U.S.

Military History On.
China has a containment problem.

Ian Whitfield, RCDefense

NATO members agree that Ukraine will eventually join the North Atlantic alliance, but the current priority is to ensure that it prevails as a “sovereign and independent nation” and can repel a Russian invasion, the secretary general said in Norway on Thursday. of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
Speaking to reporters before a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo, Stoltenberg stressed that only members of the alliance – not the Kremlin – will decide whether Kyiv joins NATO.
“Moscow cannot veto NATO enlargement,” he said.

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The Russian-occupied Azov Sea port city of Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was struck by a Ukrainian missile on Friday, an occupation official said. Located about 60 miles from the front lines, Berdyansk is the latest example of long-distance targets Ukraine can now hit thanks to donated weapons. This is at least the fourth attack on the port city in the past few weeks. In the wake of this latest attack, a Russian-installed occupation official said the strike was likely carried out by U.K.-provided Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles.

For more than four decades, the F-111 Aardvark, a swing-wing attack aircraft, served the US and Australian Air Forces with an impressive record of combat missions.
Although its recognition has been overlooked, experts consider it the “ F-35 of its time” due to its pioneering ability and its participation in more than 4,000 missions. We will explore the conception of the F-111 and its enduring legacy in the military arena.
Introduction
The F-111 Aardvark is a little-known attack aircraft but one that has left a remarkable legacy in the US and Australian Air Forces.

As relations between China and Taiwan get worse, the international community is looking for ways to keep them from fighting.
Some military experts say that there needs to be a strong response and more arms sent to Taiwan, while others say that this stance could, in a strange way, make war more likely. Let’s look at the problems with deterrence in the present world of politics.
The key to stopping someone
The word “deterrence” itself is one of the biggest problems the United States has when it comes to stopping its enemies.

Royal Navy

The U.K. Royal Navy has revealed details of its intention to fit its two aircraft carriers with assisted launch systems and recovery gear, enabling operations by a variety of fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft and, potentially, also conventional takeoff and landing crewed types. Ambitious in its scope, it’s unclear exactly how much of the program will be fiscally feasible.