U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the role of special operations forces in supporting the national defense strategy, including activities that contribute to long-term strategic competition with China and Russia, at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 17. Dr. Jonathan Schroden, research program director, Countering Threats and Challenges, Center for Naval Analyses; and…
Senate Armed Services Committee’s Hearing on the Role of Special Forces in Competing With China and Russia
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the role of special operations forces in supporting the national defense strategy, including activities that contribute to long-term strategic competition with China and Russia, at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 17. Dr. Jonathan Schroden, research program director, Countering Threats and Challenges, Center for Naval Analyses; and…
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Commentary NATO finally addressed China in a half-serious way. The U.S.-led alliance system described the country as a “challenge” in a communiqué. But NATO continues to plod along, way behind the curve. While NATO rightly recognizes Russia as an aggressive threat (the country did invade Ukraine in 2014, and is still there), history’s most powerful…
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