When it becomes fully operational—between 12 to 18 months from now—the new ship will be able to carry a complement of 30 aircraft plus other armaments. With that, the INS Vikrant will become the costliest military hardware in the Indian Navy’s inventory. The new aircraft carrier provides a significant boost […]
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Italy’s Right Is Torn on Ukraine but United on China
In the run-up to the elections, however, some cracks emerged. Berlusconi faced a strong backlash when he was caught parroting Russian propaganda on national television, stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s objective was merely to “replace [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky with a government made up of decent people.” Similarly, Salvini […]
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The Crazy Logic of Brinksmanship Is Back
It is a testimony to the lunacy of nuclear blackmail that leaders have declined to deploy it even under the most intense pressure. In the midst of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, when Israel’s very existence briefly seemed threatened, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan proposed readying the nation’s nuclear forces for […]
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‘Russians Are Feeling the Pressure’
What are the Biden administration’s priorities next week? I spoke with Thomas-Greenfield for FP Live. Subscribers can watch the full interview here . What follows is a condensed and edited transcript. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a career diplomat who has been the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations for more than […]
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Top US Diplomat Set To Visit Nepal
US’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs will visit Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic The Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs of the United States will visit Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic from September 28 to October 9. […]