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The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Cyber Command and the National Security Agency in a dual-hatted capacity, giving the signals intelligence and hacking titans their first permanent leader in almost a year.Gen. Joshua Rudd was confirmed in a 71-29 vote on Tuesday, three months after he was nominated to the position. NSA and Cyber Command have been without a permanent leader since far-right activist Laura Loomer pushed for the firing of the post’s previous occupant, Gen. Timothy Haugh, last April. Since then, Lt. Gen. William Hartman has led the agency in an acting capacity.On Monday, the first…

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 StrategyЦензор.НЕТ —…

After decades of relying on Vietnam-era designs, the Army has approved the first offensive hand grenade to enter the service since 1968.The new M111 Offensive Hand Grenade was approved for full material release this year, the Army announced Tuesday in a statement. The new grenade relies primarily on blast overpressure rather than fragmented inner pieces to incapacitate, making it better suited for close-quarters combat inside of buildings, bunkers and tunnels. Full material release allows the Army to field the weapon across the force after testing has confirmed that it meets safety and performance requirements. The approval lets the Army move…

R-L: OneArc president Rahul Thakkar and Danish Major Alex Voss, Branch Chief of Simulation Systems. Credit: © BAE Systems. The Danish Army has selected BAE Systems OneArc (OneArc) to provide the foundation for its new enterprise virtual training environment under a seven-year agreement. The contract will introduce a modernised simulation platform including VBS4, VBS Builder Edition, Blue IG, TerraTools Platinum, as well as software maintenance and on-site training services. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The transitioning from VBS3 to VBS4 is in…

MVP will stage its kickoff press conference for the upcoming Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano-led MMA event, recently made official for Sat., May 16, 2026 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Both “Rowdy” and “Conviction” will be on hand for today’s LIVE stream, which gets underway at 3 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.Recently booked co-headliners Francis Ngannou and Philipe Lins will also be on the dais, along with MVP co-founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian.We’ve already had one face off between Rousey and Carano (see it here) and today we’ll get another, along with the first staredown between…

World Food Programme 8 March 2026 CAIRO / BEIRUT / ROME — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that surging food and fuel prices driven by the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could have ripple effects that will worsen hunger for vulnerable populations in the region and beyond. The escalation has already had a devastating impact on civilians bearing the brunt of the violence through mass displacement, loss of life, and the destruction of essential infrastructure. As the conflict disrupts supply chains, drives up costs and weakens the purchasing power of families, people already…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday “will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran: The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes, intelligence more refined and better than ever.”Shortly before the statement shared at Tuesday’s press briefing, he said “the last 24 hours have seen Iran fire the lowest amount of missiles they have fired yet.”Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. forces hit more than 5,000 targets, and that their three objectives included destruction of Iranian ballistic missile and drone capability; hitting Iran’s navy to allow movement…

The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and International RelationsEdited By Diego Brasioli, Laura Guercio, Giovanna Gnerre Landini, and Andrea de GiorgioRoutledge, 2025 The transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on virtually every facet of human society presents unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the international system. The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and International Relations, expertly edited by Diego Brasioli, Laura Guercio, Giovanna Gnerre Landini, and Andrea de Giorgio (2025), arrives as a seminal and comprehensive volume dedicated to systematically exploring this critical intersection. Bringing together a diverse array of international scholars, the handbook undertakes the ambitious task of mapping the multifaceted ways in which…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org In a rare letter to the entire force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach is telling Airmen to stay ready to support Operation Epic Fury, the massive U.S. operation against Iran. Wilsbach’s letter, released March 6, marks just the second public force-wide message of his tenure, following his initial message shortly after swearing into the job in November. In this latest letter, Wilsbach argues that Epic…

As the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran stretches into its 11th day, American voters’ sentiments about the ongoing conflict are skewing negative, one poll found.Over half of American voters oppose the recent U.S. military action against Iran, while a majority oppose sending ground troops to the country, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Monday. Despite President Donald Trump’s assertions that U.S. involvement will be wrapped up in a matter of weeks, many voters believe the conflict will continue for months or more.“Voters are unenthusiastic about the air attack on Iran and there is overwhelming opposition to putting American troops…