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Washington has spent decades telling European governments what they should do for their own defense. However, domestic politics continues to dominate military decisions across the continent.
In the United Kingdom, for instance, Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered another political blow when his defense secretary resigned, warning that the government’s spending plan would “make the country less safe.” Predictably, the Trump administration joined in.
The Army recently commissioned a batch of executives from tech and venture capital firms with deep ties to Silicon Valley under a recruitment program launched last year.
The three officers were commissioned as lieutenant colonels and are the second cohort of soldiers to join an Army Reserve unit called Detachment 201. The program brings in professionals from major tech companies to serve as advisors. In June 2025, the first four came from day jobs at companies like Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI, before pinning on the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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Oshkosh Defense is showcasing the hybrid-electric eJLTV at Eurosatory 2026
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The President Is Right – He Paid to Rebuild the World’s Greatest Military – If Only the Services Used the Money to Build It.
The UK appears set to have to cut acquisition orders and operational funding when the financial settlement is reached for the overdue DIP.
American President Donald Trump is now claiming that a peace deal with Iran is at hand. It is hard to know if this is real. Trump has declared dozens of times since mid-April that the war is almost over.
It is possible that the deal remains so vague that no player sees it as truly binding. Israel is also deeply upset that Trump negotiated this over its head. It could act as the spoiler before Friday.
If you gave me millions of dollars and told me to make a Middle-earth film, I’m not sure that mine would take place in the Third Age (which is when “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy take place). I might make an exception to play with young Aragorn—specifically his time with the Dúnedain, but even that would come with specific challenges, one of the most significant being casting someone other than Viggo Mortenson to play Strider.