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U.S. Treasury Takes Aim at Mexico's Fuel Smuggling Cartel
The U.S. Treasury is taking aim at the fuel-smuggling side business of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), the violent...
Read More >>Russian Warship Orders Greenpeace to Stay Away from Sanctioned Tanker
Greenpeace activists are reporting an incident on June 30 when one of its teams was photographing a sanctioned crude oil tanker. T...
Read More >>Op-Ed: UK Defence Investment Plan Delivers More But Not Enough
Not wishing to depress those of our readers who agree that the price of peace is the cost of preparing for war, your correspondent...
Read More >>Report: White House Still Looking at Alternatives to Iran Peace Deal
Amidst fitful talks with Iran on formalizing an MOU on the end of the multimonth conflict, the Trump administration is still consi...
Read More >>Study: Jones Act Waivers Had No Effect on Military Operations
The Trump administration's controversial 150-day waiver of the Jones Act had no impact on military operations and could have been...
Read More >>The Insurance Chokepoint: War-Risk Pricing as an Instrument of Coercion
[By Bruce Randolph Tizes] Most analysis of the U.S.-Iran maritime war will focus on carrier strike group positioning, IRGC small-b...
Read More >>Poland Buys Three Capable AIP-Powered Submarines From Saab
The government of Poland has signed a contract for three small, quiet and formidable A26-variant submarines from Swedish builder S...
Read More >>Coast Guard Reels in 50 Pounds of Marijuana Floating off Florida
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the reports of a bale floating off the coast of Florida, only to discover it was a large bale of...
Read More >>U.S. Navy Dispatches Amphib to Help With Venezuela Quake Recovery
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are returning to Venezuela, this time for the provision of foreign disaster assistance. Amphib USS...
Read More >>Shipping Through Hormuz Holds Steady, But Little Clarity on Peace Talks
After agreeing to cease hostilities once again, Iranian and American officials will be on hand for more talks in Doha, Qatar on Tu...
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