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Local Russian residents walk past a destroyed Wildberries logistics complex in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on July 18.

The Wildberries Theory of Russian Defeat After oil refineries and cargo ships, Ukraine is now taking out Russian e-commerce.

The Book That Predicted Pete Hegseth’s Failures ‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ examines the narrow minds of petty men.

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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures toward the media as he walks to board Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 22.

How to End the Iran War Trump needs to learn the diplomatic art of losing well.

A battle scene from the film <i>The Odyssey</i> by director Christopher Nolan.

Odysseus at the End of Civilization Nolan’s film confronts the betrayal of the West’s own values.

A food vendor works in Moscow, Russia, on July 10, 2024.

The Cure for Russia’s Labor Shortage Is Worse Than the Disease What happens when a demographic crisis meets an ever-expanding military-industrial complex?

French soldiers drive Griffon armored vehicles during the Bastille Day military parade on Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2022.

Ireland Is Becoming a French Military Protectorate Literally defenseless, Dublin is outsourcing security to Paris.

A tank of the North Vietnamese Army smashes in the gate of the South Vietnamese presidential palace, in Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam A war of choice has turned into a strategic disaster for Washington.