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Red Dawn Over China How Communism Conquered a Quarter of a HumanityBy Frank Dikötter / Bloomsbury PublishingReviewed by: Martin PetersenThe Reviewer: Martin Petersen is a CIA veteran, Asia expert, and ...

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The unearthing of IRGC’s involvement in Australia’s firebombing incidents in 2025 has subsequently brought into question - the extent by which overseas terrorist groups and Australian domestic ...

Despite claims of battlefield momentum in Ukraine, the data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and is in decline as a major power. Since February 2022, Russian forces ...

Over a decade ago, I was a public official and was at one of our commission meetings on the coast of California. A fellow commissioner and I decided to take a long lunchtime walk along the coast. As ...

Senior policymakers, military leaders, technologists and narrative strategists had one thing on their minds as they gathered in a Reston conference room last week - how decision advantage, ...

Public service, at its core, is bigger than government service alone. Serving one’s country takes many forms, and in a time when the federal workforce is shrinking, recognizing the breadth of these ...

Israel, Palestine and the Struggles for StatehoodBy Colin Shindler / Swift PressReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer — Jean-Thomas Nicole is a Policy Advisor with Public Safety Canada. The ...

Moscow is following a 'Gray War doctrine' that has seemingly served it well since Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014 ...

A National Guard convoy in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 22, 2026, escorts a Rhino, an armored tactical vehicle used for high-impact operations and critical security situations, after federal ...