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Daniel Michaels, WSJ A group of allied countries wants to use the same kind of financing that helped rebuild after communism to face down Russia and China Source link

India’s decision to grant a two-year exemption to four China-linked power equipment manufacturers, allowing them to bid for critical government projects, has once again exposed an uncomfortable reality. Despite years of political tensions, calls for self-reliance, and campaigns to boycott Chinese goods, the Indian economy remains deeply dependent on China. The move is significant because it comes after New Delhi tightened scrutiny of Chinese investments and suppliers following the Galwan clashes in 2020. Yet, when it comes to sectors crucial for India’s economic growth and energy transition, the government has been compelled to acknowledge a simple fact: there are areas…

Jay Rogers, RealClearDefense Organizations that measure themselves against a mission outperform organizations that measure themselves against a demographic target . . . Source link

The Trump administration last week proposed new regulations that would nullify a decades-old legal framework agencies use to mete out and justify federal employee discipline in favor of what critics say will be a vaguer and less fair standard.In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register, the Office of Personnel Management and Merit Systems Protection Board jointly called for “retiring” the Douglas factors, a list of 12 criteria agencies are expected to employ when they consider disciplinary measures, developed in a 1981 MSPB case shortly after the implementation of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act. They include, among other…

Eight civilians were killed and over 20 others were injured by two airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military in Sagaing Region’s Talaing village on June 30. Such airstrikes by the Myanmar military have grown in frequency, especially in resistance strongholds that are under the control of the opposition National Unity Government’s People’s Defense Forces. The secret behind the Myanmar military’s increasing airstrikes is its unhindered access to jet fuel through an intricate and opaque network of intermediaries, offshore entities, and regional trading partners across several countries. For several months after the coup of February 2021, the bulk of aviation…

Lance Gordon, RealClearDefense Iran has broken the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, attacking Gulf shipping, refusing to grant IAEA access to nuclear sites, and stating it will impose… Source link

House Homeland Security Committee staff are requesting a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security on the breach of the agency’s Homeland Security Information Network, according to a committee aide with knowledge of the matter.Staffers are hoping to be briefed on the intrusion—first reported by Nextgov/FCW last week—by Friday, said the aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is sensitive. Hackers are believed to have penetrated HSIN sometime between late May and early June, though their affiliation and whether any contents were pilfered from the platform is unclear, a person familiar with the matter previously said. Approved users…

In the midst of a three-year-long civil war, Sudan has few friends. The international community has largely left – no Western country maintains an embassy within the country. The World Food Programme and the International Red Cross run limited campaigns to deliver water or medical supplies, but the United States closed its embassy in April 2023 at the outbreak of the civil war and ceased all aid in January 2025. The European Union has committed over €200 million for aid, but deliveries rarely arrive in an appropriate manner. Meanwhile, the de facto government of Sudan, General Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces…

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering Mobility, precision, firepower, and doctrine. Explore the engineering differences between HIMARS and Tornado-S. Source link

Pentagon CIO Kirsten Davies recently spoke with Nextgov/FCW about her efforts to update IT acquisition and move beyond policy to operational effectiveness, warfighter readiness, and more. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Nextgov/FCW: What are some of your office’s priorities under the current administration?Kirsten Davies: President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth have given us a tremendous opportunity with a mandate for change. What you’re seeing out of the Department of War now is enormous enthusiasm and momentum around that. For example, the secretary has been very clear that we will take acquisition risk today in order to reduce…