Joe Stevens
@jpstevens327.bsky.social
（石松阳）
Former State Department civil servant, Army combat medic.
https://www.clippings.me/jpstevens68w
Former State Department civil servant, Army combat medic.
https://www.clippings.me/jpstevens68w
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Good day to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Still.
But we are back in a reality where Ukraine is being pushed toward capitulation.
Myroslava wants her son to live in a free world.
She voiced The Counteroffensive's stance: Trump's peace plan is a roadmap to more war.
Still.
But we are back in a reality where Ukraine is being pushed toward capitulation.
Myroslava wants her son to live in a free world.
She voiced The Counteroffensive's stance: Trump's peace plan is a roadmap to more war.
Trump’s 'Peace' Plan Means More War
Myroslava voices Ukraine’s fear that the new US peace plan resembles capitulation. Despite fatigue and losses, the Counteroffensive team believes a just peace is possible only on Ukrainian terms.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Good day to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Still.
But we are back in a reality where Ukraine is being pushed toward capitulation.
Myroslava wants her son to live in a free world.
She voiced The Counteroffensive's stance: Trump's peace plan is a roadmap to more war.
Still.
But we are back in a reality where Ukraine is being pushed toward capitulation.
Myroslava wants her son to live in a free world.
She voiced The Counteroffensive's stance: Trump's peace plan is a roadmap to more war.
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@markhertling.bsky.social on Trump: “He is rewarding Russia for their aggression…It just doesn't make sense to me why we would be on that side of this equation. It runs counter to everything we are as a nation and our own national values.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
@markhertling.bsky.social on Trump: “He is rewarding Russia for their aggression…It just doesn't make sense to me why we would be on that side of this equation. It runs counter to everything we are as a nation and our own national values.”
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Analysis: Xi Jinping hesitates to draw double-edged sword of anti-Japan protests
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trib.al/BHdiaHM
Analysis: Xi Jinping hesitates to draw double-edged sword of anti-Japan protests
Whipping up unrest could unleash Chinese people's pent-up economic frustrations
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Analysis: Xi Jinping hesitates to draw double-edged sword of anti-Japan protests
trib.al/BHdiaHM
trib.al/BHdiaHM
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It’s one of the war’s most overlooked dynamics: Russia and Ukraine are running two of the century’s fiercest strategic bombing campaigns at once. But do drones offer a new form of strategic bombing, or are they still trapped in the same dilemmas that stumped the bomber mafia? My latest⬇️
Strategic (Drone) Bombing: What Can It Do?
An Evolution or the Same Ol’ Dilemma?
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It’s one of the war’s most overlooked dynamics: Russia and Ukraine are running two of the century’s fiercest strategic bombing campaigns at once. But do drones offer a new form of strategic bombing, or are they still trapped in the same dilemmas that stumped the bomber mafia? My latest⬇️
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If we do this, I’m opposed. But if we must, give it to the 42As so they never deliver on time.
I did not realize there was any interest in this at all.
I agree ICBMs aren’t exactly a great fit for the Air Force, but the arguments they should shift to the Army really aren’t all that compelling. Just doesn’t seem worth the bother.
I agree ICBMs aren’t exactly a great fit for the Air Force, but the arguments they should shift to the Army really aren’t all that compelling. Just doesn’t seem worth the bother.
The time to move ICBMs from the Air Force to the Army is now - Breaking Defense
Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute explains in this op-ed why now is the right time to move the ICBM enterprise from the Air Force to the Army.
breakingdefense.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If we do this, I’m opposed. But if we must, give it to the 42As so they never deliver on time.
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Microsoft and Nvidia to invest up to $15bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic on.ft.com/49rjckK
Microsoft and Nvidia to invest up to $15bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic
AI start-up commits to buying $30bn in computing capacity from Microsoft in data centres powered by Nvidia chips
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Microsoft and Nvidia to invest up to $15bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic on.ft.com/49rjckK
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Huawei's web of chipmaking firms scales up independent supply chains
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/huawei-s-web-of-chipmaking-firms-scales-up-independent-supply-chains
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/huawei-s-web-of-chipmaking-firms-scales-up-independent-supply-chains
Huawei's web of chipmaking firms scales up independent supply chains
Affiliates invest in takeovers and capacity buildups in line with China's national ambitions
asia.nikkei.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Huawei's web of chipmaking firms scales up independent supply chains
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/huawei-s-web-of-chipmaking-firms-scales-up-independent-supply-chains
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/huawei-s-web-of-chipmaking-firms-scales-up-independent-supply-chains
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Japanese, Chinese diplomats spar over Taiwan row, signaling long standoff
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/japanese-chinese-diplomats-spar-over-taiwan-row-signaling-long-standoff
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/japanese-chinese-diplomats-spar-over-taiwan-row-signaling-long-standoff
Japanese, Chinese diplomats spar over Taiwan row, signaling long standoff
Tokyo refuses to retract PM comment, pushes back on Beijing warning against Japan travel
asia.nikkei.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Japanese, Chinese diplomats spar over Taiwan row, signaling long standoff
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/japanese-chinese-diplomats-spar-over-taiwan-row-signaling-long-standoff
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/japanese-chinese-diplomats-spar-over-taiwan-row-signaling-long-standoff
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Australia joins India, other partners for Exercise Malabar 2025 to boost Indo-Pacific security #Australia #India #ExerciseMalabar #IndoPacific #socialnewsxyz
Australia joins India, other partners for Exercise Malabar 2025 to boost Indo-Pacific security
Guam, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia has joined India, Japan, and the United States for Exercise Malabar 2025, a major Indo-Pacific maritime exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability and strengthening cooperation among regional partners, the Australian Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday. The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat is taking part in the exercise being held in the West Pacific training area from November 10 to 18.
www.socialnews.xyz
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Australia joins India, other partners for Exercise Malabar 2025 to boost Indo-Pacific security #Australia #India #ExerciseMalabar #IndoPacific #socialnewsxyz
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U.S. power still commands attention, but without trust, it no longer guarantees alignment.
When Trust Becomes Strategy: Rethinking America's Innovation Posture
U.S. allies have long balanced between leaning on American leadership and resisting its immense gravitational pull: political, economic, and structural.
warontherocks.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
U.S. power still commands attention, but without trust, it no longer guarantees alignment.
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The USS Ford has arrived. The pressure is rising. The next move matters. (Members Only)
Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The USS Ford has arrived. The pressure is rising. The next move matters. (Members Only)
Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
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Thrilled to see this out! I was fortunate to work w/a tremendous @rand research team on a sUAS project sponsored by 18th Airborne Corps. My focus was on maximizing the army's sUAS training ecosystem from the unit-level to institutional army. 1/
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS) in Divisional Brigades
The authors identified options for the Army to field and employ small uncrewed aircraft systems at the division, BCT and battalion levels to enhance fire support capabilities.
www.rand.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thrilled to see this out! I was fortunate to work w/a tremendous @rand research team on a sUAS project sponsored by 18th Airborne Corps. My focus was on maximizing the army's sUAS training ecosystem from the unit-level to institutional army. 1/
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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CV-18 Fujian, assorted images. The ones showing her underway without hull number should be from her short excursions in the SCS before the commissioning event. Via 未来军事画匠 & 楠宫卸甲/Wb.
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
CV-18 Fujian, assorted images. The ones showing her underway without hull number should be from her short excursions in the SCS before the commissioning event. Via 未来军事画匠 & 楠宫卸甲/Wb.
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China has lagged the United States in aircraft carrier technology.
Now, the launch of the Fujian will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
Now, the launch of the Fujian will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
The Fujian and its strike group represent a strategic game changer that will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
China has lagged the United States in aircraft carrier technology.
Now, the launch of the Fujian will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
Now, the launch of the Fujian will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
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Without the AI boom, the American economy would be left looking as it did earlier this year: threatened by tariffs, beleaguered institutions and increasingly fractious politics
How markets could topple the global economy
If the AI bubble bursts, an unusual recession could follow
econ.st
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Without the AI boom, the American economy would be left looking as it did earlier this year: threatened by tariffs, beleaguered institutions and increasingly fractious politics
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The new rules of war on.ft.com/480vPRn
The new rules of war
Military commanders hope for a digitally enhanced force but will autonomous weapons mean they risk losing control?
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The new rules of war on.ft.com/480vPRn
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Taiwan needs a better economic model. Manufacturers kept on life-support by its export subsidy will have to scale back or shut down. Too rapid an appreciation could blow up the life-insurance industry. But these risks can be managed
The hidden risks in Taiwan’s boom
A weak-currency policy is punishing consumers and storing up financial risk
econ.st
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Taiwan needs a better economic model. Manufacturers kept on life-support by its export subsidy will have to scale back or shut down. Too rapid an appreciation could blow up the life-insurance industry. But these risks can be managed
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How a housewife from the backwaters of Punjab came to play such a prominent role on the national stage is a topic of endless speculation in Pakistan.
1843 tells the story of Imran Khan’s third wife and spiritual adviser Bushra Bibi
1843 tells the story of Imran Khan’s third wife and spiritual adviser Bushra Bibi
The mystic, the cricketer and the spy: Pakistan’s game of thrones
Imran Khan’s marriage to his spiritual adviser shocked the country. Now she could help decide whether he returns to office or stays in prison
econ.st
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
How a housewife from the backwaters of Punjab came to play such a prominent role on the national stage is a topic of endless speculation in Pakistan.
1843 tells the story of Imran Khan’s third wife and spiritual adviser Bushra Bibi
1843 tells the story of Imran Khan’s third wife and spiritual adviser Bushra Bibi
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Instead of warm words about multilateralism, China could play up Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s shared bond as nationalist leaders and men of destiny, bent on restoring their countries to greatness
Beijing insiders’ plan to play Donald Trump
They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China
econ.st
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Instead of warm words about multilateralism, China could play up Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s shared bond as nationalist leaders and men of destiny, bent on restoring their countries to greatness
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Coalitions of the willing are Europe’s path to ever closer union on.ft.com/4p2gaIJ | opinion
Coalitions of the willing are Europe’s path to ever closer union
A more pragmatic form of federalism could be the key to unlocking progress on important issues
on.ft.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Coalitions of the willing are Europe’s path to ever closer union on.ft.com/4p2gaIJ | opinion
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EXCLUSIVE: The US Army is embarking on the largest procurement overhaul in years to reshape how it buys weapons. From six new acquisition branches across the country to a fresh innovation office, Breaking Defense has new details about what's changing. https://ow.ly/NCBE50XquXF
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The US Army is embarking on the largest procurement overhaul in years to reshape how it buys weapons. From six new acquisition branches across the country to a fresh innovation office, Breaking Defense has new details about what's changing. https://ow.ly/NCBE50XquXF
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The role of Japan and the Philippines in resisting a Chinese blockade of Taiwan
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/the-role-of-japan-and-the-philippines-in-resisting-a-chinese-blockade-of-taiwan/
The role of Japan and the Philippines in resisting a Chinese blockade of Taiwan
Strategic geography, resupply corridors, and maritime access underscore Manila and Tokyo’s ability to assist Taiwan.
breakingdefense.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The role of Japan and the Philippines in resisting a Chinese blockade of Taiwan
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/the-role-of-japan-and-the-philippines-in-resisting-a-chinese-blockade-of-taiwan/
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Anduril, EDGE ink joint venture for drone sales
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/anduril-edge-ink-joint-venture-for-drone-sales/
Anduril, EDGE ink joint venture for drone sales
The new partnership for the US-based Anduril and UAE-based EDGE Group has chosen the UAE as a customer for its first drone, a Group 3 system called Omen.
breakingdefense.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Anduril, EDGE ink joint venture for drone sales
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/anduril-edge-ink-joint-venture-for-drone-sales/
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France announces almost $5B in new military space funding
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/france-announces-almost-5b-in-new-military-space-funding/
France announces almost $5B in new military space funding
Increased focus on defense is one of five pillars in a new French national space strategy announced by President Emmanuel Macron today.
breakingdefense.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
France announces almost $5B in new military space funding
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/france-announces-almost-5b-in-new-military-space-funding/