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The V-Day parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, marking 80 years since the defeat of Japan, has prompted many observations. Among them: The symbolism of Xi Jinping flanked by ...

In times of war and transition, necessity overwhelms virtue. And was ever thus. At a time when India's alignment with the West seemed firm, developments this month underscore a more complex ...

Russia's current "Special Military Operation" against Ukraine is just part of an 800 year long struggle with the West. During those hundreds of years, Russia has experienced cycles of ...

In a rhetorical escalation, the Chinese Communist Party's flagship newspaper compared Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to the Nazis, echoing Russia's justification for its ...

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending the Australian American Leadership Dialogue in Adelaide. This unique forum brought together leaders from politics, business, academia and the ...

Executive Summary: The People's Republic of China's (PRC) upcoming military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII will serve as both a symbolic display and an operational ...

Elon Musk may have departed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, weeks ago, but the Tesla and SpaceX innovator's radical government reform initiative still has much work to do to ...

Russia is Winning the Numbers Game - the West Must Break its Backbone Now Al Capone once said, "Wars are bad for business -- unless they are won." Few mottos could better describe Vladimir ...

Sarah Faris, Tailoring Deterrence: What and Why?, No. 635, September 2, 2025 Download PDF Tailoring Deterrence: What and Why? Sarah FarisSarah Faris graduated with a JD from Michigan ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine's president and European leaders pressed on with talks ...