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A Global Military Recruitment Crisis

Many militaries in the world have a personnel problem. The British government, for example, has said for years that it doesn’t just need more troops; it needs a different composition of troops as technological advancements create new positions. And though London may feel the pinch most acutely, the problem extends well beyond its borders. Australia […]

Turkey Eyes Breakthrough in Eastern Mediterranean Standoff

(click to enlarge) Libya’s eastern parliament is preparing to vote on ratifying a maritime deal that its rivals in western Libya signed with Turkey in...

Daily Memo: Developments in Ukraine and Lebanon

Ukraine resolution. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Moscow would agree to stop incursions beyond the current front lines in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia...

Seoul Hoping for a Restart With Pyongyang

Since taking office in June, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has repeatedly raised the issue of reunification with North Korea. Earlier this month,...

Daily Memo: Russian LNG Shipment to China Tests US Sanctions

Sanctions test. A vessel loaded with liquefied natural gas from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 plant, which is under U.S. sanctions, docked for the first...

Saudi Arabia Taking the Lead in the Middle East

Massive geopolitical change has come to the Middle East. One of the region’s bigger powers, Iran, has been weakened by Israel, and the United...

Daily Memo: The German Military, Tariffs on India

Recruitment drive. Germany on Wednesday launched a new plan to boost military service. The initiative, approved by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Cabinet, seeks to attract...

For Washington, America First Means Americas First

For more than two decades, U.S. strategy rested on the assumption that the Western Hemisphere was secure. But that may no longer be assumed....

Daily Memo: French Politics, US-Russia Relations

Another rupture. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has called a confidence vote for Sept. 8 over his plan to cut spending by 44 billion...

Russia Lacks an Economic Exit Strategy in Ukraine

Days before Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 15, Russian forces in Ukraine made their largest single-day gain...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Social Spending, Japan’s Drone Procurement

Cuts coming. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Germany’s welfare system is overextended and in need of reform. At a party conference, Merz...

Calibrating Capability and Interest in Ukraine

Last week, in my column in which I answer readers’ questions, I wrote that the United States must calibrate and measure its geopolitical interests...
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