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My American Refuge In Germany — And One More Door That Trump Has Closed

As a child in the 1970s, German journalist Kirsten Küppers found joy, freedom and ease on the U.S. Army base in Mannheim. With Trump asserting his power, it may be simply impossible for that America to be found today in Germany.

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Geopolitics Ideas Russia-Ukraine War

A World Drifting Toward War? Gen Z Makes The Case Against The Draft

Would you fight for your country? My generation hears this question a lot these days. But my generation was taught to fight for peace — so why aren’t we holding onto that aim, especially now?

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Geopolitics Russia-Ukraine War

Before The Drones? Why The Ukraine-Russia War Looks So Much Like A 20th-Century Affair

Drones and other new technologies are important, but the foundation of success remains the mobilization of the economy, numerical superiority, and artillery. A military expert reflects on three years since Russia’s invasion.

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Geopolitics Society

“Into The Jaws Of Death” — D-Day’s 80th Anniversary Recalls Iconic Photo

The image, taken by Robert F. Sargent on June 6, 1944, captures the courage and the frenzy of that historic moment.

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Economy Future Society

Mocked No More, Space Force Raises U.S. Stakes For The Final Frontier

Created by Donald Trump four years ago, the new U.S. military branch embodies the strategic importance of space defense. Faced with competition from China and Russia, Washington is renewing its commitment (and drastically increasing the amount of money it devotes) to space — marking quite the reversal of fortune for Space Force, which not so long ago was the target of pastiche and mockery.

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Tsipras in Strasbourg, US Army Cuts, Selfie Safety

Photo: Thierry Roge/Zuma LAST CHANCE FOR GREECE? Greeted by a mix of cheers and boos, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday as the fate of his country’s membership in the Eurozone — and perhaps the ultimate destiny of the single currency itself — hangs in the balance. TALIBAN […]

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Economy Society

Israeli Army Boots On The Road To Outsourcing

TEL AVIV — Every army needs its boots. In Israel, where the military has always played a central role in society, footwear for the troops has proudly been supplied locally since the country’s founding in 1948. But that may be about to change. Shimon Horowitz, head of the military division for Brill Company, which manufactures […]

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