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Since the beginning of the year, President Donald Trump has enthusiastically reinstated regime change as a key tool of U.S. statecraft, despite previously campaigning against the military excesses of former presidents. This drastic foreign policy reversal owes much to his administration’s dramatic capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a successful raid and arrest on Jan. 3. Clearly encouraged by the apparent ease with which this act of leadership decapitation converted a one-time regional adversary into something Trump can present as a vassal state virtually overnight, the administration has sought to replicate this success in other revisionist states, most…

For the past century, the weapon of choice for inflicting mass causalities has been artillery. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, however, that has given way to something higher tech and cheaper — drones. Haunting Russian FPV drone footage that they themselves have uploaded to the internet shows the hum of drones as they stalk their human prey — civilians who find themselves caught in the quagmire of war. “They’re talking about hunting humans,” former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh told Military Times. “They’re talking about it as a kind of flex, and they post these images on Telegram, and…

This report documents the creation, testing, and performance of survey-based patient-reported measures for timeliness of cancer diagnosis, the Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Timely Experience of Diagnosis (PROMOTE-Dx) for Cancer and the survey instrument used to derive these measures. PROMOTE-Dx can be used by health care organizations and health plans seeking to assess and improve timely diagnosis of cancer. This research was sponsored by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and conducted in the Health Services and Outcomes Program of RAND Health.This publication is part of the RAND research report series. Research reports present research findings and objective analysis that address…

President Trump on Thursday said he plans to sign an executive order to pay all Homeland Security Department workers, after the House failed again to pass legislation ending the partial government shutdown, now in its 48th day.The move, which Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social, follows a similar edict issued last week authorizing pay for Transportation Security Administration workers, who had been previously forced to work without pay amid the party-line standoff over funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, the two agencies most central to the president’s immigration crackdown.“…I will soon sign an…

The USS Tripoli task force has arrived in the Gulf region. (USN) Having failed to secure the Strait of Hormuz at the start of Operation Epic Fury, it remains a key focus for United States operations against Iran. According to US CENTCOM on 28 March, the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) consist of roughly 3,500 Sailors and Marines, supported by a combined aviation element including F-35B Lightning II fighters, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors, CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters, and AH-1Z attack helicopters. The force includes the Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta and the amphibious…

Alice Pereira wanted to become the youngest women to sign with the UFC, joining the promotion just days after turning 19, but ultimately lost a decision to Montserrat Rendon in her debut. She’s back seven months later to face off against Hailey Cowan at UFC Vegas 115, which goes down April 4 at the Meta APEX, and has mixed feelings about her first night as a UFC fighter.At the same time she lamented not winning her first UFC appearance after so much hype and expectation, “Golden Girl” admits feeling weird by how apathetic she was in tasting defeat for the…

Ukraine has sent hundreds of counter-drone experts to the Middle East to help the militaries of the United States, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE defend themselves from Iranian and Russian Shahed drones. Among them is Ukrainian Air Force Capt. Max Maslii, deputy chief of staff for the 96th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, who visited Washington, D.C., in March as part of a Ukrainian defense forces delegation. In this Defense One interview, Maslii describes how Ukraine is using robot swarms, agentic AI, and frontline innovation to define the future of military operations. He outlines how U.S. and NATO militaries must…

KOMENDA, SLOVENIA / LENGGRIES, GERMANY (25 March 2026) UF PRO and Lindnerhof will exhibit at the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association (TTPOA) Conference 2026, taking place from 22–26 April in Round Rock, Texas, with both brands present at the exhibition on 23–24 April. The event is one of the key gatherings for tactical law enforcement professionals in the United States, bringing together SWAT teams, special operations units, and training professionals for a week of training, education, and equipment evaluation. This year, UF PRO and Lindnerhof will present their latest tactical clothing and load-carrying solutions, with a focus on systems designed…

Once again, the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group—scheduled for April 13 through 18—will take place against the backdrop of a global economic and financial crisis. Triggered by the Iran war and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, global supply chains have been severely disrupted, threatening not only global energy markets but also the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom, which has played a central role in driving global economic growth. For the Bretton Woods institutions, the supply-side nature of the crisis poses a difficult challenge. Beyond preparing to provide financial…

In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and evolving warfare, special operations stands at the forefront of transformation. As the Army adapts to the pressing demands of a battlefield plagued with changing threats, 3rd Special Forces Group is spearheading a significant transformation. In an invigorated effort to enable multidomain operations, 3rd Special Forces Group is transforming its legacy military intelligence company into a robust multidomain operations company. The move not only enhances the capabilities of special operations but also aligns with the broader initiative to foster interdependence, interoperability and integration across the force. The transition to a multidomain company…