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Trump Administration Says Narco-Trafficking is #1 Threat – and Tries All-Hands Approach to Stop It
Experts are divided on whether a military approach can make a difference in handling the narco-trafficking threat.
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If It’s Trump v. Greenland’s Leaders, I’m Betting on Greenland
A breakdown of why the Trump administration is interested in Greenland and what the Greenlanders have to say about it.
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As Turkey Faces Mass Protests, Trump and Erdogan Map New Relationship
The Trump administration appears willing to look beyond an arrest that has galvanized the opposition in Turkey ...
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Is the U.S. Military Ready for Tomorrow’s Wars?
One of the most profound impacts of the war in Ukraine has less to do with the frontlines and diplomatic negotiations, and [.
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When It Comes to Security and Defense, Can Europe Go It Alone?
The Trump administration has shattered eight-decade-old assumptions about the U.S. and the transatlantic relationship.
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Expert Q&A: Trump is Hurting Canada – and Hurting the U.S. in the Process
Canada is a longtime U.S. ally, its U.S.’s second-largest trading partner and a fellow NATO member, but relations between the two countries have [...] More ...
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Plea From the Baltics: As U.S. Pivots to Russia, ‘Where Are We Going?’
A former President of Estonia sees dangers for the Baltics, and a potential end to the post World War II Pax Americana.
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The Signal ‘Disaster,’ and Ensuring It Doesn’t Happen Again
When the heads of the intelligence community (IC) came to Capitol Hill Tuesday to present the Annual Threat Assessment, they ...
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For Trump Administration, Policy Often Involves a Hunt for Minerals
Over the past week, the Trump administration took two steps involving the pursuit of critical and rare earth minerals: it ...
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Intel Chiefs Detail Top Threats – and Get a Grilling Over Signal Leak
Drug traffic and transnational organized crime tops the 2025 IC threat assessment – and IC warns of Russia dangers ...
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Violence in Gaza, Yemen and Syria Tests Middle East – and the Trump Administration
Just a few weeks ago, the Middle East seemed in a rare moment of relative calm: ceasefires were holding in Gaza and [...] ...
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Dead Drop: March 28
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