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Podcast March 16, 2026 • 12:19 pm ET Print this page By the Atlantic Council Amid a war in Iran, a slowdown in shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and tariff uncertainty, host Christoph Hodel brings you a conversation with John Jovanovic, chairman and president of the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM). In conversation with the Atlantic Council’s vice president for energy and infrastructure, Landon Derentz, Jovanovic stresses the importance of supply chains that are “free, fair, and functioning,” the need for US companies to be competitive, and the role EXIM plays in strengthening those supply chains. He also offers a…

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will return to competition after a decade on May 16, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. “Rowdy” will face fellow women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano under Most Valuable Promotions.Rousey, 39, last fought in December 2016. Carano, 43, hasn’t fought since August 2009, but they’re both still household names. For Rousey, the return is likely a one-and-done deal. “I guess it depends on how this one goes,” Rousey answered when asked if there were more fights in her future during the Rousey vs. Carano Kickoff Press Conference. “But man, I really want some more babies. And it’s…

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Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and StrategyКультура –…

USS Gerald R. Ford. Credit: Cacio Murilo/Shutterstock.com. A fire broke out in the main laundry area of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) while the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea as part of Operation Epic Fury, according to a statement from the US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet. The incident that happened on 12 March was not related to combat and the fire has been “contained”. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to the Command, the propulsion plant…

Two competing visions have emerged for how U.S. allies and partners should deal with a changing world order. At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos in January, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared a rupture in global politics and called for middle powers to work together to find alternatives to relying on the United States. Fresh off a visit to China, he cast Beijing as a viable counterweight to U.S. power. Meanwhile in Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi insists that China, not the United States, is the most disruptive threat that countries face. Takaichi’s landslide victory…

Few, if any, of Donald Trump’s Cabinet members have featured themselves so prominently as a figurehead within their agencies as former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The South Dakota Republican centralized herself at many turns throughout her tenure. She posed with loaded guns next to immigration enforcement officers. She appeared at briefings decked out in tactical gear. She visited active operations, with constant in-house promotional footage produced along the way.Unlike most agency heads, Noem made herself and her image — steely-eyed and polished — synonymous with both deportation and the department.And those in the president’s inner circle noticed. Despite Trump…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The U.S. Navy Independence class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara, which are configured for minesweeping duties, have appeared in port in Malaysia. Both of these ships were last known to be forward-deployed in the Middle East, having arrived in Bahrain in the past year or so to take the place of a group of now-decommissioned Avenger class mine hunters. Now, as Iranian attacks on commercial ships have caused a virtual halt to maritime traffic through the highly…

By RFE/RL March 15, 2026 US President Donald Trump said that although, much of Iran’s strategic Kharg Island was destroyed in a US air strike, he may order further attacks, while US-allied Arab states in the region reported disruptions to their own petroleum industries amid Iranian retaliatory attacks. Trump told NBC News on March 14 that the US strikes had “totally demolished” most of Kharg Island– which lies a couple of dozen kilometers off the Iranian mainland — but he added that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun.” Immediately following the strike, Trump said US…

Out on the open ocean, some warships look impressive… and then there are ships that feel almost unreal in scale.USS Tripoli (LHA‑7) is one of those vessels. At more than 840 feet long and weighing over 44,000 tons, it’s not just a ship, it’s essentially a floating airbase designed to launch Marine aircraft into combat zones thousands of miles from home.But here’s the twist: the USS Tripoli isn’t technically an aircraft carrier.Instead, the U.S. Navy classifies it as an amphibious assault ship, part of the powerful America-class amphibious assault ship program. That classification hints at something fascinating about modern naval…