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The 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan marked an important chapter in testing the S-400 air defense technology.
Russia’s economic fundamentals argue strongly that engaging in business ventures with Russia now would be a bad idea.
Justin Sanchez • JANUARY 5, 2026
Elevating AI and chips to national priorities is essential, but it’s also time to give biotechnology and biosecurity the same strategic focus. The U.S. should stop treating biosecurity as a low-visibility, high-impact endeavor and recommit to biotechnology as a launchpad for economic prosperity, with biosecurity as the guardrails that keep us accelerating in the right direction into the future.
If we can’t produce components needed for our most advanced weapon systems domestically, then we could find ourselves at the mercy of stalled global supply chains.
In Iran, the prison cell, the gallows and the battlefield are connected.
South Korea has a robust navy that could help in Hormuz. A closer look reveals that its core ships are intricately integrated with deterrence on the Korean peninsula.
Europe should aim to stand on its own feet and, where it can, set the pace.
This is not a debate about manned versus unmanned, nor about exquisite versus cheap. It is about operational effectiveness.
In the absence of direction and accountability, an “assume breach” mindset can help agencies and operators prepare for attacks and expedite the implementation of this guidance.
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