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Pentagon Plan Prioritizes Homeland Over China Threat (Paul McLeary and Daniel Lippman, Politico) This marks a major departure from the first Trump administration, which emphasized deterring Beijing.

Russia’s Reckless Provocation (Tom Nichols, The Atlantic) Whether by accident or malice, the Russians are risking a wider war in Europe. Russia Tested NATO in Poland. NATO Flunked. (Phillips Payson ...

The Horrifying Assassination of Charlie Kirk (David A. Graham, The Atlantic) The shooting of the conservative activist is the latest act of political violence in the United States.

America Must Cut Its Reliance on China—Now (David Sauer, National Interest) China dominates the rare earth industry—and has shown it is willing to weaponize its market power to wring concessions from ...

The New Math of Quantum Cryptography (Ben Brubaker, Wired) In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.

But the Pentagon is hoping it can change that. For China, the Ukraine War Is a Laboratory (David Petraeus and Clara Kaluderovic, National Interest) Beijing is using the Russia-Ukraine War as a testing ...

A recent study provides a nuanced understanding of the mechanisms driving polarization and issue alignment on Twitter/X and reveals how political polarization is reinforced and structured by two ...

The Lingering Uncertainty in Judge Breyer’s Newsom v. Trump Ruling (Chris Mirasola, Lawfare) Judge Breyer’s opinion uncovers important facts about the ongoing military deployment to California but ...

Why Does China Care About New York Politics? (James Palmer, Foreign Policy) Beijing’s influence efforts can be surprisingly small-scale. The Future of Airpower Is Denial (Kelly A. Grieco and ...

Xi Jinping’s Anti-American Party ( Economist) To see the cost of Trump’s bullying, tally the world leaders flocking to China. Trump Cedes the Clean Energy Lead to China (Christina Lu, Foreign Policy) ...