Harry Hannah, Atlantic Council
When it comes to working with allies, business-as-usual won't cut it anymore for the United States—especially in the face of growing Chinese and Russian competition and expanding systemic, regional, and terrorist threats. This is why the United States needs to make strengthening its alliances, particularly in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, a core element of its national-security strategy.
Caleb Larson, 1945
Some of the United States' Hypersonic Weapons Fail, Others Fly: During a recent flurry of hypersonic weapons testing, several hypersonic weapons projects succeeded — and one did not. A Pentagon-developed hypersonic weapon test ended in failure, Reuters reported, citing people briefed on the test. What exactly went wrong during the test remains unclear, though Reuters […]
Felix Chang, FPRI
In September 2021, Australia scuttled a deal with a French shipbuilder to buy 12 diesel-electric attack submarines. Instead, Australia decided to acquire at least eight nuclear-powered ones with technical assistance from the United Kingdom and the United States, as part of their new and broader AUKUS security partnership. Although the future submarines, once built, may not dramatically alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, they will have a meaningful impact on Australia's position in the region. Читать дальше...
James Shotter & Henry Foy, FT
On October 7, from a spartan courtroom in Warsaw, Julia Przylebska read out a verdict that echoed across the whole EU. In a few sentences, the head of Poland's constitutional court declared that key elements of the union's law were "not compatible" with her country's constitution.
Ido Vock, New Statesman
Vladimir Putin is keen to push the Taliban to contain jihadist group IS-K.