President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump boasts US is ‘25 years ahead of Russia and China on submarines’ — What he told top military leaders

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 30) highlighted his self-described peacemaking abilities but acknowledged that major global conflicts remained unresolved. While he projected confidence in America’s military strength — boasting the US was “25 years ahead of Russia and China on submarines” — uncertainty remained over whether his broader agenda would mean another shake-up…

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Time to Abandon ‘Active Defense’ in Ukraine

Time to Abandon ‘Active Defense’ in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has spent months probing the flanks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with drone overflights, incursions by MiG-31 fighter jets, and various cyber operations—testing NATO’s defenses and its resolve. His strategy, coined by Lenin, is clear: “You probe with bayonets: if you find mush, you push. If you find steel, you withdraw.” PREMIUM…

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Airspace violations force NATO to tread a tightrope, deterring Russia without hiking tensions

Airspace violations force NATO to tread a tightrope, deterring Russia without hiking tensions

BRUSSELS – NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defenses ahead of two summits in Copenhagen this week over a series of troubling drone incidents near the country’s airports and military bases. The number of serious airspace violations in Europe has spiked this…

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