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Is The Air Campaign Against Iran an Illegal Use of Force?
12
Mar
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Is The Air Campaign Against Iran an Illegal Use of Force?

Michael Fincher0 Comments
Published: March 12, 2026 Whenever the United States resorts to military force, the same question echoes through Washington and beyond: Did President Trump act within the law? Recent controversies surrounding…
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Mutually Assured Destruction
22
Sep
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Mutually Assured Destruction

Peter Huessy0 Comments
Mutually assured destruction or MAD is not an American doctrine or military strategy. Those who believe MAD is how America deters nuclear-armed adversaries assume that any use of nuclear weapons by the United States…
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Trump’s Path to an Imperfect Peace in Ukraine
02
Sep
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Trump’s Path to an Imperfect Peace in Ukraine

Alan Dowd0 Comments
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing,” Churchill is credited with saying, “after they’ve tried everything else.” It seems that wry observation may now apply to…
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