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Trump’s NATO troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem

21 May 2026 5:19 am

Before Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, there were many commentators who sought to sanitize the President.…

Why drones will carry out the next 9/11

20 May 2026 10:17 pm

Few know more about drone warfare than Brett Velicovich. During the Iraq war, the former Delta Force intelligence analyst lived…

The age of the aircraft carrier is over

1 April 2026 10:34 pm

Ever since World War Two, America’s aircraft carrier fleets have served as imposing instruments of imperial power, roaming the oceans…

Does Trump really have ‘whatever it takes’ to win in Iran?

6 March 2026 6:38 am

With Operation Epic Fury in its sixth day, it is hard to tell how long the current United States military…

How the US military became world experts on the environment

31 May 2025 9:00 am

In its bid to become a global superpower, the US vastly increased its number of overseas bases in the 1960s, giving it unparalleled knowledge of Earth’s most extreme habitats

Inherited trauma

20 March 2021 9:00 am

Okinawa is having a moment. Recently a Telegraph travel destination, to many in the west it’s still unfamiliar except as…

What’s an army good for?

11 October 2014 9:00 am

In the case of America, the answer is now practically everything – except perhaps winning wars