Global Conflict Updates
Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Evolving Geography of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base with Doug Berenson
In 2021, Doug Berenson wrote “The Evolving Geography of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base” where he analyzed the concentration of the United States defense industrial base in key states....
Gang killed 26 villagers in northern Papua New Guinea: Police | News
Tribal violence escalating with influx of mercenaries and automatic weapons into the strained island nation.A gang killed at least 26 men, women and children in an attack on three...
Mitigating Risks in a Volatile World: A Conversation with Philip Zelikow
Ryan Evans talks with Philip Zelikow about his recent article for TNSR, “Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking.” Their wide-ranging and insightful conversation covers everything from Zelikow’s...
Austin heads to Asia with $500 mil for the Philippines
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heads to Asia today for what officials described as one of the most consequential visits to the region for “U.S. defense ties in the Indo-Pacific...
A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties | Politics News
Niamey, Niger – “No talk of politics today,” Aissata* said to her teenage daughter on the way to her parents’ house for their traditional Sunday gathering in Niamey.
“We can’t...
B-1 bomber crash report blasts crew mistakes, culture of ‘complacency’
The crew of a B-1B Lancer that crashed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota in January failed to properly manage the bomber’s airspeed and angle of approach...
