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2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: The legal foundations that enable prosperity are rapidly eroding – Atlantic Council ERROR MESSAGE HEADING ERROR MESSAGE SUBHEADING ERROR MESSAGE CONTENT ERROR MESSAGE INFO Oops… It looks like we’re having a technical issue. If refreshing the page doesn’t resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache. Pro Tip: If you’re on a laptop or desktop you can flush everything the browser currently has cached for the site by simply holding down the Shift key while clicking the browsers refresh icon at the same time. We use…

UFC legend Chris Weidman has picked out an area of improvement for Gable Steveson after his debut win at UFC 329. At UFC 329, Gable Steveson got his UFC career off to a winning start with a nice finish over Elisha Ellison. While it wasn’t the dramatic 15-second knockout that some had expected, Gable still looked really solid in there against a very game Ellison. RELATED: Gable Steveson reveals when he next wants to fight after successful UFC debut Coming out of it, critics are talking about some of the possible holes in Steveson’s game, whereas others are ready to…

Onboard HMS Prince of Wales during Operation Firecrest: Discover how the UK Royal Navy is accelerating its transition to a ‘hybrid’ crewed/uncrewed force. The current deployment of the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) HMS Prince of Wales carrier strike group (CSG) across the North Atlantic and into the High North is building deterrence against regional threats – but is also demonstrating the navy’s quickening transition towards a ‘hybrid’ crewed/uncrewed operational force structure. With the deployment including extensive engagement with NATO allies, Operation ‘Firecrest’ is designed to support the generation, development, and sustainment of UK and allied warfighting capability and readiness in…

Eubank, KY (July 2026) – Shell Shock Technologies, LLC. (SST), a leading innovator in the ammunition industry, today announced the completion of independent live-fire testing for its .50 BMG NAS3™ case, with results confirming significant velocity and performance advantages over standard brass at standard operating pressures. The .50 BMG NAS3 case was developed to meet the demanding performance and logistics requirements of military and law enforcement end-users, as well as extreme long-range precision shooters. Production is currently underway, and SST expects the .50 BMG NAS3 case to be available for purchase on its website in August 2026. Testing was conducted…

Through much of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, as the United States’ popularity around the world has ebbed and flowed, the country has been able to fall back on a baseline of international support established in the previous century. There have been moments when the United States’ global image declined substantially, such as during the unpopular military interventions of President George W. Bush and the dramatic retrenchment from international engagement of President Donald Trump’s first term. But each time, the country’s reserves of soft power and its long-standing international reputation sustained it, and its foreign approval ratings eventually…

The landmark 20th International Martial Arts Summer Camp concluded successfully near Varna after an intensive week filled with training sessions, competitions, knowledge exchange, and international cooperation. The event took place from July 5 to 12, 2026. The camp brought together more than 1,600 participants from 49 countries and once again confirmed its position as one of the largest international martial arts gatherings in the world. Over the course of the week, hundreds of athletes and instructors trained alongside some of the greatest masters and legends in combat sports, exchanging knowledge and experience across various martial arts disciplines. KWU SENSHI President…

Introduction – Make Your Way To XCOM The inspiration for this article came from a conversation I was having with a friend who loves turn-based RPGs, but didn’t knew where he could start getting into more traditional turn-based strategy games, and he said something that left me a bit surprised, on how complicated most of these games seem, and he didn’t knew how to start playing, without feeling frustrated, and his goal was to eventually be able to play XCOM. We discussed several games that could be great middle grounds before tackling the 40-hour campaign of that modern classic. With…

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.More than five decades after 1968, an especially violent year of the war, the rain, hunger, and calamity in Vietnam’s Central Highlands remain etched in my mind. Death was the purpose of our ambush, and we found it.I was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 3rd Battalion’s A Company as a forward observer, tasked with bridging the gap between our company and the artillery, air support, and helicopter gunships. We were airlifted there because of a…

The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran’s coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports. The strikes mark the latest escalation of attacks and counterattacks launched by the two sides as they vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war. “At 6 a.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran,” the U.S. military said.“The…

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.— U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Thulin, 325th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Bensen, 325th FW command chief, established their strategic vision and expectations for the “Checkertails” during an all-call at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 14, 2026.In their first official gathering as the wing’s command team, the leaders emphasized readiness, personal responsibility and the installation’s ongoing transformation into an operational F-35A Lightning II wing.Thulin, a career pilot who transitioned to the F-35A in 2015, brings extensive experience from operational assignments at Kunsan, Aviano, and Misawa air bases, as well as combat…