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No war in recent memory can compare to the meat grinder of World War I.
Europe still bears the scars of the war, even more than a century since the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. The gruesome and terrifying type of warfare typical of the Great War had a lasting impact on those who witnessed and experienced it. It also created such carnage on the land where it was fought that some of those areas are still uninhabitable to this day.
The uninhabitable battlefields are known as the Zone Rouge (French for “Red Zone”).

A military recruiter sent an email to Minnesota high school students pushing enlistment as a path to accessing an immigration program that could help prevent their parents from being deported.
CNN first reported that the recruiter had emailed about 200 students about a Department of Homeland Security Program known as “Parole in Place,” which allows undocumented members of military families to temporarily remain in the United States in one-year increments, though eligibility restrictions apply to citizens of certain countries.

As of January 2026, the AI ascension is hitting new highs; it’s also hitting a literal and metaphorical wall. Large Language Models (LLMs) are undoubtedly getting “smarter,” but the nation’s power grid is becoming increasingly vulnerable in order to drive this innovation.
Microsoft is restarting Three Mile Island. What could go wrong? Amazon is buying everything that isn’t bolted down, and maybe even the bolted-down stuff by now, too. But those are long-term plays, and the tech giants are itchy addicts looking for a quick energy fix.

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Lawmakers also want the Navy to submit a report that includes an updated acquisition strategy and program schedule for F/A-XX.

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Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
XM30 vehicles unleash Apache-like 50mm cannon power, doubling range and featuring advanced targeting to dominate battlefield threats

Gary Anderson, RCDefense
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Hope Hodge Seck, Defense News
The chief of staff of the Army is celebrating progress on a new generation of Abrams tank that he said is lighter, more advanced and on track to be delivered…

Many strategists, myself included, believe that unmanned surface vessels could be part of an approach to help the U.S. Navy maintain an edge over its competitors. Unfortunately, there is little agreement on exactly what they should do.Part of the problem is that people mean different things when they talk about unmanned surface vessels.

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has revived a familiar anxiety across Europe and Taiwan: How reliable is the United States when its partners’ core interests are at stake? Trump’s governing style is marked by transactional diplomacy, hostility toward multilateral institutions, tariff-driven economic statecraft, and a willingness to publicly berate allies. Taken individually, none of these features is unprecedented. Together, they create a narrative environment that China is learning how to exploit.