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America’s Military Has a GPS Problem

Walter Pincus

America’s Military Has a GPS Problem

“The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Global Positioning System (GPS) is the principal source of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information [...] More

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Can America’s All-Volunteer Force Survive the Next War?

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Can America’s All-Volunteer Force Survive the Next War?

“It made sense for the United States to transition from this mixed force of conscripts and professionals to an All-Volunteer Force. It has enabled us [...] More

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Inside Trump’s Massive Venezuela Oil Deal

Walter Pincus

Inside Trump’s Massive Venezuela Oil Deal

“A major oil agreement has been announced between the government of the United States and the [Venezuelan interim] regime of Delcy Rodriquez. I know [...] More

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The Growing Cost of Keeping U.S. Submarines Idle

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The Growing Cost of Keeping U.S. Submarines Idle

“Inactive idle time describes when a [U.S. Navy] attack submarine designated for decommissioning cannot be inducted into a dry dock in a shipyard. As [...] More

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Modernizing the Aircraft Carrier—By Returning to 20th-Century Technology?

Walter Pincus

Modernizing the Aircraft Carrier—By Returning to 20th-Century Technology?

“During its 11-month deployment [mostly in the Middle East] which ended in May, and was the longest for an [aircraft] carrier since the Vietnam War, [...] More

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Where Did Venezuela’s Oil Billions Go?

Walter Pincus

Where Did Venezuela’s Oil Billions Go?

“We’re taking a lot of oil from Venezuela, and we’re getting along great with them. Billions and billions of barrels of oil is coming out of [...] More

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How Ukraine Is Changing the Way the U.S. Army Fights

Walter Pincus

How Ukraine Is Changing the Way the U.S. Army Fights

“To me, the biggest way that we're doing this is introducing technology into the [U.S. Army] formations that is not fully baked. And so all of us who [...] More

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Why the Iran War Remains Strategically Adrift

Walter Pincus

Why the Iran War Remains Strategically Adrift

“I do think there's a lot of evidence to believe that we're accomplishing the military objectives [of the Iran War], which is destroying the Iranian [...] More

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What Congress Found Inside the Iran War Spending Bill

Walter Pincus

What Congress Found Inside the Iran War Spending Bill

“You sir [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth] are the failure. Not the men and women [in military service] who are on that front line [in the Middle [...] More

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The $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Without a Strategy

Walter Pincus

The $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Without a Strategy

“This is not at all a strategy-driven [FY 2027 defense] budget. This is a budget-driven budget. If you look at the Truth Social posts by the [...] More

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Inside the $87.6 Billion Iran War Supplemental

Walter Pincus

Inside the $87.6 Billion Iran War Supplemental

“In addition to supporting OEF (Operation Epic Fury, the Iran War) costs incurred by DOW (Department of War), the [$87.6 billion Fiscal Year FY 2026 [...] More

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Gen. Dunford: Military Leaders Must Advise, Not Advocate

Walter Pincus

Gen. Dunford: Military Leaders Must Advise, Not Advocate

“We [the Joint Chiefs of Staff] often times in the national security decision-making process or White House meetings -- outside of the Pentagon [...] More

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Congress Questions Pentagon Spending—and the Future of Trump’s Battleship

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Congress Questions Pentagon Spending—and the Future of Trump’s Battleship

“I’m deeply concerned that the Presidential proposal for $350 billion mandatory funding [to be carried in a reconciliation bill and not an [...] More

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