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U.S. Navy officers stand guard aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota after the vessel docked at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, Western Australia, on February 26, 2025, during a port visit. (Photo by COLIN MURTY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Pentagon’s AUKUS Review is an Opportunity — If Done Right

The success of AUKUS is important for validating and refining a kind of joint defense model that the United States can use to forge more productive partnerships.
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Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive

A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.
France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu (centre L) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R)

Hidden in the U.S. Army’s New Reform Initiative Is a Warning for Europe

Europe must accept that continued dependence on the United States is not viable and build a fully self-sufficient European defense.
Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a trolleybus depot following a drone strike in Kharkiv on May 30, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.(Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)

Can Trump Seize a Win in Ukraine?

It’s in Trump’s hands to deliver the logic of force: to rally the West, to back Ukraine, squeeze Russia, and set the stage for a win for Ukraine, the free world, and the U.S.
Missile system on the background of sunset sky

Doubts Concerning America’s Reliability Should Not Lead to a European Nuclear Deterrent

Stepping away from NATO would reduce U.S. leverage over European allies, potentially leading to more nuclear-armed states.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik (C) delivers a speech flanked by Serbia's President, in Banja Luka, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rubio’s Stance Against Bosnia’s Separatists Spurs EU to Act Too

The surprising US response to Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's provocations has spurred European leaders to take more decisive action.
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A Nordic ‘Trump-Mitigation’ Strategy Amid a Return of Power Politics

These Northern European States, with their Baltic neighbors, will play a vital role in supporting Ukraine and defending international law amid the emerging instability of the Trump…
Marco Rubio on stage at Trump Rally

Questions for Senators (and Journalists) to Ask Secretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio

Experts suggest questions for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's confirmation hearing for Trump's pick for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio.
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El Pacto de Seguridad del Tratado de Río y las consecuencias imprevistas de amenazar a Canadá, Groenlandia y Panamá

This article is also available in English here. La presente traducción es cortesía del autor. Las recientes declaraciones del presidente electo Donald Trump sobre la política…
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The Rio Treaty’s Security Pact and Unintended Consequences of Threatening Canada, Greenland, and Panama

The legal obligations the second Trump administration may have to Canada, Greenland, and Panama refer to a NATO forerunner: the "Rio Treaty"
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To ‘End’ War in Ukraine, Trump Might Be Tougher on Putin Than Critics Think

An analysis of the Trump administration's possible approach to Russia in pressing for negotiations with Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (R)

Pay Attention to Belarus

Internal repression -- more than 1,400 political prisoners -- extends outward, too, as dictator Alexander Lukashenka's threatens US and EU security with hybrid ops and nuclear…
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