defense
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Taiwan Passed Its Defense Bill. The Opposition Cut It by 40 Percent.
The KMT and TPP forced through NT$780 billion instead of the NT$1.25 trillion the government requested, days before Trump meets Xi in Beijing.
The Pentagon Replaced Anthropic. The Replacement Clause Is the Story.
Eight AI companies just agreed to deploy on classified military networks under 'lawful operational use.' Those three words are doing a lot of work.
The Pentagon Hired Seven AI Companies. The One That Said No Is Being Sued.
Google, OpenAI, SpaceX, and four others agreed to let the US military use their AI for 'any lawful operational use.' Anthropic refused and claims it is now being retaliated against.
The EU Sanctioned China to Hurt Russia. Now China Is Sanctioning the EU's Defense Industry.
Brussels put 27 Chinese firms on its Russia blacklist; Beijing responded by targeting European defense companies and warning the EU will 'bear all consequences' of not reversing course.
Europe Rehearses the Scenario It Cannot Say Out Loud
For the first time in history, the EU is running war simulations that exclude the United States. The exercise has a diplomatic name and a plain meaning: they are planning for American abandonment.
Europe Is Building a NATO Without the US. Germany Just Agreed to Help.
European allies have moved from theorizing about American withdrawal to actively designing command structures that exclude Washington. The 80-year alliance is splitting in plain sight.
France Spends $53 Billion to Replace the American Guarantee
Paris just added $53 billion to its defense budget and expanded its nuclear arsenal. This is not NATO burden-sharing. This is Europe preparing for the scenario where America is not coming.