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Trust, Then Verify Later

by Joe Funderburke
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06.19.2026 at 01:39pm

Tags: arms control, Iran Nuclear Program, Middle East security, Nuclear Diplomacy, Strategic Studies, U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-Iran War

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Train to Lie: Small-Unit Deception on a Transparent Battlefield

by Turner Shaw
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06.19.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: camouflage, deception, drones, electronic warfare, Military Deception (MILDEC), observation, small unit tactics, survivability

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Iran’s Post-Khamenei Security State: The Emerging Challenge for U.S. Strategy

by Erfan Fard
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06.19.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: 2026 Iran Conflict, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, Iran, IRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), US strategy

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From Sea Denial to Market Shock: Maritime Swarms and the Weaponization of Global Energy Logistics

by Paul Zgheib
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06.18.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: chokepoints, Energy Security, Global Energy Logistics, Maritime Security, maritime strategy, Sea Denial, Swarm Warfare

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Hezbollah’s Iranian Oil for Venezuelan Gold Scheme

by Aurora Ortega
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06.18.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: Gold Smuggling, Hezbollah, Iran Sanctions, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mahan Air, Money Laundering, Sanctions Evasion, Venezuela

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How the United States is Learning from Drone Warfare in Ukraine

by Cosmo Curtatone, by John Nagl
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06.17.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: drone warfare, Future warfare, military innovation, revolution in military affairs, Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine war

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Lewis Martin, a sales consultant and support representative with Hunter Defense Technologies Global, center right, speaks to U.S. Marines with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, about the applications of a Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle during a delivery from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, to 2nd DSB at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 9, 2025. 2nd DSB received these UGVs as part of a partnership with MCWL to test and evaluate their capabilities, exploring new operational concepts and assessing their potential to augment logistics and enhance overall combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alfonso Livrieri)

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by Carsten Oyer

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06.19.2026 at 05:08pm

Trust, Then Verify Later

by Joe Funderburke

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06.19.2026 at 01:39pm

Train to Lie: Small-Unit Deception on a Transparent Battlefield

by Turner Shaw

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Iran’s Post-Khamenei Security State: The Emerging Challenge for U.S. Strategy

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