Europe can’t count on the US to be its bodyguard. That’s great for its defense companies
A stark new reality in Europe — that its long-time ally and security guarantor, the United States, may not come to its rescue ...
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Department of Defense to layoff thousands of employees
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the Department of Defense plans to cut anywhere from 5-8% of its ...
A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies
Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...
Pentagon seeking $50B of cuts to Biden programs to promote Trump priorities
The Pentagon is looking to identify about $50 billion of "Biden-legacy programs" to cut so that funding can be repurposed for Trump's agenda.
US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia
Hegseth suggests way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...
At least for money: the United States stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine — Kostenko
The United States has stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with journalist Natalia Moseychuk* by Secretary of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Roman ...
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Who’s Running the Defense Department?
The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.
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Lawmakers warn Hegseth against political firings of generals
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior ...