Turkic world as an alternative to Russkiy mir?

My analysis in National Interest on how cooperation among the Turkic states is changing the geopolitics of the Caspian region.

The SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. ow.ly/91nm30sCJSw

Following this month's deadly helicopter crash, Ayatollah Khamenei is running out of time to manage the future of the Islamic Republic. ow.ly/YQIR30sCJSv

Abrupt changes in South Korea’s nuclear energy policy can pose significant risks to the stability and reliability of the country's energy supply, warns Sinwoo Kim. ow.ly/owaY30sCJSu

'A garden protected by our spears,' Arthur Herman's proposal for a new model of American power in the 21st century.

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As Russian influence in Central Asia wanes, Turkey’s is on the rise, writes Johan Engvall. ow.ly/VOe630sCJSt

Despite AI’s potential to enhance military capabilities by improving situational awareness, precision targeting, and rapid decisionmaking, the technology cannot eradicate the security dilemma rooted in systemic international uncertainty. nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/… via

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Turkey has its own agenda, which does not include subordination to either Russia or China. It is a Western interest to encourage Turkey’s emergence as a partial counterweight to this axis.

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Latest with Luke Hogg in National Interest on risk-informed interference analysis and the need for the DoD and other federal agencies to consider security risks of ceding wireless leadership to foreign adversaries when considering spectrum reallocation. nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/… American Action Forum

'Committing to defend Ukraine without American support would spur EU nations to continue shouldering a greater defense burden and enhancing military cooperation.' ✍️ Andrew Day

What to call China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea? Not another “axis of evil”—they are the CRANKs. nationalinterest.org/feature/meet-c… National Interest Center for the National Interest

For more than three decades, the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been home to one the longest serving Essex-class aircraft carriers – now preserved as a floating museum. ow.ly/RTPn30sCJSs

'A hamstrung Biden’s best option now to slow border crossings is for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to clamp down on migrants within his own borders,' writes George R. Tyler. ow.ly/mhQM30sCJSr

Production issues continue to hinder the B-21 Raider program. ow.ly/BNjr30sCJSq

European strategic autonomy could be the key to securing Ukraine and the peace of the continent, writes Andrew Day. ow.ly/qoWm30sCJSp

Why do military commissaries continue to limp along under an outdated management and buying model that is not good for its customers or for the taxpayers? ow.ly/6ZSY30sCJSn

Britain must design its trade policy with greater intentionality or risk missing out on potential engines of growth, writes Alisha Shaparia. ow.ly/NeVc30sCJSm

Russia has struggled to develop a fleet of aircraft carriers. ow.ly/i2uC30sCJSk

Despite AI’s potential to enhance military capabilities, the technology cannot eradicate the security dilemma rooted in systemic international uncertainty, writes Nishank Motwani. ow.ly/zLOA30sCJSj

China’s Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” is a fifth-generation stealth fighter developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. ow.ly/ayPh30sCJSi