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Video game enthusiasts like me will know what a double tap is. But for any non-gamer/hunters out there, a double tap is a shooting technique where two shots are fired in rapid succession at the same target and can also describe a second fatal shot once the enemy …

Donald J. Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, thus assuming the presidency for his second and final term. The world that awaited President Trump in 2025 is vastly different from the world he strode into as president in 2017. China and Russia are now in a partnership …

Both the United States and Iran have been strong rivals to each other, given their harsh historical relations. History has recorded beneficial and proper relations between the two nations, which later deteriorated due to anti-sovereign and anti-diplomatic activities, ultimately leading to regional and global anarchy. Their relationship has …

State Department estimates around 72% of all vessels that travel through the Panama Canal are coming from or going to a US port. Rubio, who was a senator representing Florida before Trump tapped him to be America’s top diplomat, said his team is ready to push the U.S. …

The White House should appoint some senior overseer, probably housed within the National Security Council, with the authority to manage all U.S. government endeavors relating to maritime strategy. “I am not my predecessor” is not a policy. Not a terribly good one, anyway. And yet newcomers to office …

With this book, Yannis Bassias concludes a seven-year period of continuous presence in Greece, during which he delved into the energy issues of Europe and the Southeastern Mediterranean, including Greece. Starting with Saint-Exupéry’s quote, “A goal without a plan is just a wish,” he addresses the public debate …

The 21st century has witnessed artificial intelligence (AI) evolve from a niche scientific endeavor to a transformative global force. Innovations like machine learning, neural networks, and generative AI now underpin industries from healthcare to defense, reshaping economies and redefining geopolitical power dynamics. According to PwC, by 2030, AI …

The fundamental challenge facing the United States and the West today is not how to adapt to an Asian Century. It is how to live in a world with many illiberal regimes— and resist the illiberal pressures at home. During the Cold War, it was arguably more simple …

The Middle East needs U.S. foreign policy to address two key threats: a weakened but unpredictable Iran and the resurgence of Sunni extremism in Syria. As President Trump begins his second term, he inherits a Middle East from his predecessor that has undergone unprecedented changes. Today, the region’s …