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Our Delusional Presidential Campaigns

Archive, Government & Politics, Strategic AdversariesAmerican prosperity, Defense buildup, Defense Spending, domestic pressures, Donald Trump, economic illiteracy, economic policies, generational change, international challenges, media scrutiny, military modernization, National debt, presidential campaigns, security, tariffs, Vice President Kamala Harris, world leadership

Our Delusional Presidential Campaigns

Stephen Blank1 Comment

To date, both presidential campaigns have mostly evaded any serious discussion of the real issues challenging the United States. When they have discussed them, they have interspersed potentially serious ideas…

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Political Uncertainties Are Affecting Europe’s Defense Buildup

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive6th generation aircraft program, Defense buildup, Defense Spending, Europe, European Commission, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European defense, European Parliament, France's parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron, French President Macron, General Sir Roland Walker, Geopolitical alliances, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Green Deal, Indo-Pacific, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, Labour Party's defense spending pledge, Munich Security Conference, National debt, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , National Rally, NATO, NATO accession, NATO's goals, Political uncertainties, Senator JD Vance, UK Conservatives, UK Labour Party, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's path to membership, US fiscal constraints, US military aid for Ukraine, US presidential election

Political Uncertainties Are Affecting Europe’s Defense Buildup

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Following European Parliament elections in June, French president, Emanuel Macron, abruptly dissolved his own parliament and held elections that left him without a majority. In the United Kingdom (UK), Keir…

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Allied Air Defense

Allies & Extended Deterrence, ArchiveAir Defense, allies, cruise missiles, Defense Spending, drones, Israel, long-range attack, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, UN Security Council

Allied Air Defense

Todd Clawson0 Comments

Recent action by the United States and like-minded nations to defend Israel from an unprecedented Iranian airstrike demonstrates how the United States and NATO can defend their allies and partners…

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The US Must Handle Its Fiscal Challenges

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesallies, congress, defense budget, Defense Spending, deficit, federal debt, fiscal spending, GDP, Medicare, Nuclear Deterrence, O&M, Social Security, US

The US Must Handle Its Fiscal Challenges

Carl Rhodes0 Comments

The United States government finds itself in an unprecedented financial situation. Over the next 12 months, the amount of public debt held by the federal government will exceed the size…

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