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Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors

Foreign Funding and Influence in America’s K-12 Education System

Deadly earthquakes overwhelm Venezuela’s emergency response, stall political transition

Twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24 have killed at least 4,829 people, injured 16,740, and left approximately 18,000 homeless, according to the Venezuelan government’s...

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

Electrotech Moneyball

An Industrial Strategy for Ranking Risk and Opportunity in Energy & AI Supply Chains

When Ransomware Hits, Governors Are Calling the National Guard

Minnesota called in its National Guard last month. Not because there was a flood, a fire, or even civil unrest. This time, Winona County needed support after a cyberattack. It was the second such attack...

Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems

Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors

America is fighting a war that Iran chose

U.S. military action is justified because of longstanding armed conflict.

Former South African Foreign Minister’s U.S. Visa Revoked

“She led South Africa to sue Israel for genocide,” read a flyer for a recent appearance by Naledi Pandor in Houston. Don’t expect another U.S. speech in the near future from the former South African...

China’s kicking our butts in warship-building — here’s how we can catch up

US shipbuilding is in trouble. China builds 200 merchant ships a year for every one America builds. The gap is smaller for warships, but falling behind there is more dangerous — and Beijing...

Nuclear Cooperation Among the ‘Axis of Aggressors’: An Emerging Threat

‘Student Intifada’: FBI Arrests George Mason Student Plotting Mass Casualty Attack on NYC Israeli Consulate  

Egyptian National Charged by FBI: The FBI arrested an Egyptian student at George Mason University in Virginia for plotting an attack on the office of the Consulate General of...

What happened to the US’s temporary pier in Gaza? New report sheds light

The temporary pier proved it was not capable of doing most of the mission envisioned.

The rise and fall of the US-built floating Gaza pier

The construction of the pier off the Gazan coast coincided with the IDF's start of the Rafah operation.

Navy should hit back harder against Houthi online disinformation

Last month, Capt. Christopher “Chowdah” Hill, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, invited journalists to inspect the flight deck of his carrier while it...

US ships begin long, slow trip to build Gaza dock in unique operation

The ships that are on the way now include the USAV James A. Loux, the USAV Montorrey, USAV Matamoros and USAV Wilson Wharf.

New Maritime Humanitarian Corridor Opens for Gaza

A ship carrying humanitarian aid set sail from Cyprus to Gaza on March 12 as the pilot run for a maritime aid corridor. The pilot ship Open Arms and an accompanying vessel departed...

U.S. Surges Additional Combat Forces to the Middle East

The Pentagon confirmed on October 17 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the extension of the Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Eastern Mediterranean. Likewise, Washington...

Stationing US Navy Destroyers in Spain Increases Readiness in the Pacific

The U.S. Navy recently announced its intention to forward station an additional two Arleigh Burke-class ballistic missile defense-capable destroyers in Rota, Spain, raising the total number of U.S. destroyers...

From G-20 to the Pacific Islands, India offers new hope

One of the most important external examples of the potential for India’s realignment of global leadership will be PM Modi’s ground-breaking trip to Papua New Guinea (PNG), reported to take place in the first half of 2023.