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conflict 2026-05-12

China Confirms What India Already Knew. The Problem Is Why They Said It Now.

A year after the India-Pakistan war, Chinese state TV aired interviews with engineers who supported Pakistan's J-10CE jets during the fighting. India responded with a statement about 'reputation.' Neither reaction explains why China chose this moment to confirm it.

conflict 2026-05-01

Europe Just Had Its Biggest Military Spending Surge Since 1953. It Is Not Enough and Everyone Knows It.

European NATO members grew defense spending 14% in 2025, the steepest climb since the Korean War era. The NATO target just moved to 5% of GDP. The gap between current spending and what the war calculus demands is still enormous.