On September 15th, President Biden announced in a joint press conference with Australia and Great Britain a new trilateral security initiative, centered around the procurement of at least 8 nuclear-powered submarines from Australia. The new security partnership called “AUKUS” was made to counter Chinese velleities in the Asia-Pacific region. The deal has been seen by many as a step towards…
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Fully withdrawn from Afghanistan, America has formally concluded its longest ever war. President Joe Biden’s decision to end the costly, fruitless Afghanistan mission reflects pragmatism—and a degree of resolve that Presidents Obama and Trump were seemingly without. Yet, Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal (and the corresponding, lightning-fast Taliban reclamation) has been politically corrosive, a point of bipartisan condemnation. Amongst a chorus of…
Photo credit: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-separatist-areas-coronavirus-threat-considerable/30561756.html In Ukraine’s second month of its immunization campaign against COVID-19, it’s attempting to reach an ambitious feat — to vaccinate most of the adult population, 70 percent of the country, by year’s end. In terms of vaccination rates, Ukraine ranks dead last in Europe: averaging about 15,000 to 20,000 vaccinations a day. Taking into account that adults…
Metal Under Tension: EU fighter jet fleets are becoming outdated. Is an upgrade necessary?
Photo Credit: The National Interest. As Russia, China, and America race to develop cutting edge fighter jets, the European Union is starting to feel pressure to invest heavily in its own aero defense. Perhaps, given the overhyped Russian threat and the ongoing American investment in EU defense, the EU should resist the pressure to upgrade. Air superiority has come to…