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The Pentagon’s War on Wasted Dollars March 19, 2025

So far, Elon Musk’s DOGE has swept through government agencies like USAID, brushing off cobwebs and uncovering skeletons as it goes. Now, DOGE is set to enter a much bigger agency whose shortfalls demand reform: the Department of Defense (DoD). ...

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Hegseth Is Closing a Pentagon Office That Wins Wars March 19, 2025

Amid the institutional carnage of the first two months of the Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, few Americans will notice the demise of the Office of Net Assessment. That small outfit occupied a nearly windowless space in the Pentagon. Its wor...

The Pentagon Push for Media Fairness February 11, 2025

Yet again, the Trump administration has found a way to outrage the left....

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U.S. Has a Better Hand Than China February 06, 2025

President Donald Trump describes China as the greatest external threat to American power. It is the world's largest manufacturing country, and the leading trade partner with more countries than is the United States. China is increasing its military b...

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How the Pentagon Built Silicon Valley August 20, 2024

The increasingly close-knit relationship the tech industry enjoys with the Defense Department is not a sudden development ...

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Kenya and the African Continent Need Greater U.S. Attention August 08, 2024

Africa has never truly been a strategic geopolitical focus for the United States. Despite the continent’s population of 1.4 billion people, which is predicted to double by 2050, and having some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, the U.S. ...

Pentagon Tells Israel It Will Adjust U.S. Troops in Middle East August 02, 2024

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