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The Red Sea Security Coalition: A Saudi Initiative
Saudi Arabia and 13 partner countries have announced the establishment of the Red Sea Maritime Defense Coalition. The initiative aims to ensure uninterrupted maritime traffic in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
Trump's Last-Minute Halt: Strategy, Caution, or Capitulation?
Trump’s repeated threats followed by last-minute retreats risk turning American deterrence into a paper tiger, encouraging adversaries to test Washington’s resolve. Pulling back from the brink may avert war today, but inconsistency could prove costlier tomorrow.
Bulgaria's Bezmer Base and the Logic of American Power Projection
On July 22, 2026, the Bulgarian parliament voted to authorize the deployment of up to eight U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft and 250 U.S. military personnel at Bezmer Air Base.
