List of Military articles
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Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean arrives for a logistics port visit on Apr. 1 in Hobart, Australia. Will AUKUS Hit China Where It Hurts?
The submarine deal could reshape the balance of power in the Pacific—and draw Australia into future conflicts.
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French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a military ceremony. How France Can Avoid Being Reduced to a Symbolic Power
After AUKUS, the French face the same fate on the world stage as the British unless they pursue EU strategic autonomy led from Brussels rather than Paris.
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Biden and Macron at NATO in Brussels Don’t Underestimate the AUKUS Rift With France
Paris doesn’t speak for Europe, but it can disrupt trans-Atlantic ties.
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People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea's armed forces Denounce Guinea’s Coup—and Incumbent Leaders’ Abuses of Power
Africa’s regional organizations won’t be taken seriously if they regularly denounce military juntas while tolerating constitutional coups.
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Zeynab Serekaniye’s grave Turkey Capitalizes on Afghanistan Distraction to Attack Kurdish Forces in Syria
Turkish airstrikes in Syria have escalated over the last month as the world concentrates on a different crisis.
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An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on June 29, 2017. Israel Isn’t Strong Enough to Attack Iran
The Israeli government is ramping up its rhetoric, but political and military constraints are too great.
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Macron at nuclear submarine launch ceremony in France Sub Snub Has Paris in a Tizzy Over AUKUS
The French are right to be upset—but only about the money, not the strategy.
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North Korean missile launch New Cruise Missile Gives North Korea Lethal Capability
The long-range weapon could strike South Korea, Japan, and U.S. bases in the region.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Moscow Expands Its Military Footprint on NATO’s Borders
Russia has been wargaming with Belarus. Sometimes, that’s a prelude.
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Biden holds a press conference about AUKUS India Welcomes AUKUS Pact as China Deterrent
The agreement will help New Delhi with its quest for a stable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
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People celebrate in the streets in Guinea. Guinea’s Military Coup Was Both Predictable and Avoidable
The world turned a blind eye to former President Alpha Condé’s abuses.
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Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Congress Presses White House to Take Control of Pacific Island Talks
China is building military bases all over the Pacific. U.S. access is hung up over decades-old nuclear tests.
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Two men check their weapons at a training camp in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Opposition Is Forming Fragile Alliances With Armed Ethnic Groups
The National League for Democracy struggles with its history of oppressing its would-be allies.
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Tunisian military forces guard the area around the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia, on July 26. Keep Tunisia’s Military Out of Politics
President Kais Saied has broken a 65-year taboo.
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U.S. Marines keep watch as unseen Afghan National Army soldiers participate in an improvised explosive device training exercise in Lashkar Gah in the Afghan province of Helmand on Aug. 28, 2017. The CIA Is Better Than the U.S. Military at Creating Foreign Armies
The failure of the Afghan army is a reminder that Pentagon-led security cooperation programs are more expensive and less effective than those led by spies.
