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Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operations (Claire Barrett – Defense News)

With the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump cited the Monroe Doctrine, the 200-year-old lodestar of U.S. diplomacy...

North Korea says latest tests involve hypersonic weapons system (Hyung-Jin Kim – Defense News)

North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war...

Thailand’s tilt toward China tests treaty alliance with US (Defense News)

On paper, the U.S. security alliance with Thailand is one of the strongest in Asia, dating back seven decades and backed up by military...

Philippine Navy scrambles to shield vital undersea cables from spies (Leilani Chavez – Defense News)

The Philippine Navy is exploring ways to monitor subsea cables as part of larger efforts to protect underwater infrastructure from sabotage and spying. Numerous...

L3Harris hones DoD focus with sale of civil space propulsion unit (Theresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

L3Harris Technologies’ move to sell a majority stake in its civilian space propulsion unit to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, represents yet another...

The year that was and the year that will be, according to our reporters (Aaron Mehta – Breaking Defense)

Coming into 2025, the only certainty was uncertainty: Everyone expected the new Trump administration to shake things up, but no one was quite sure...

The Chinese Military Is Built for Politics, Not Fighting Wars (Timothy R. Heath – Lawfare)

Can China’s military defeat the U.S. military? Think tanks have warned that China’s military forces could prevail against U.S. forces. War games, which claim...

The Key Challenges of Governing Commercial Spyware (Elaine Korzak – Lawfare)

The use, or rather misuse, of commercially available spyware technologies has been featured in national and international media accounts, investigations, and research reports for...

When Crises Become Courtrooms: How Africa’s Engagement with the ICJ Is Rewriting the Playbook of International Law (Emmanuel Osayande – Just Security)

The last half-decade has been ( a study in emergency. Mass atrocities, climate harms, maritime flashpoints, and information-age evidence have all crowded the international...

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