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Over the past two decades, democratic politics has increasingly unfolded through the language of crisis. Financial instability, sovereign debt, migration pressures, Brexit, democratic dissatisfaction, public health emergencies, geopolitical insecurity, and climate disruption have not merely shaped policy agendas; they have transformed the terms through which political actors communicate authority, justify intervention, and mobilise publics. Crisis no longer appears as an exceptional interruption to an otherwise stable political order. Instead, it has become a recurring condition of contemporary governance. The persistence of crisis narratives has altered how political actors frame problems, define legitimacy, and establish political authority. Crisis language condenses complexity…

A UH-60M helicopter conducting Phase I Army flight tests of Northrop Grumman’s ITDS with the ATHENA sensor. Credit: U.S. Army. Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from the US Army for the second phase of development on the Improved Threat Detection System (ITDS). The decision to award the contract follows earlier flight tests, where Northrop Grumman’s technology demonstrated effectiveness against alternative systems. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The ITDS incorporates the Advanced Tactical Hostile Engagement Awareness (ATHENA) sensor, which offers US Army…

Aurora, Colo. — An increasingly contested global order is pushing demand for commercially-generated intelligence, but NATO needs to replace outdated policies to share that intelligence quickly and without barriers, said Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, a British Royal Marine and NATO leader.Currently, the 32 countries that make up the alliance share commercial data through exceptions and workarounds, said Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence. NATO needs new data-use policies, security classification guides, contract frameworks and releasability rules — “unglamorous work” that would have a big impact on military decision-making, he said.“This past year has made one thing crystal clear:…

Conducted from March 19 to April 19, 1967, Operation Prairie III was one of a series of movements by the 3rd Marine Division aimed at engaging and eliminating the communist units arriving in South Vietnam’s demilitarized zone. Instead of Viet Cong guerrillas, however, the Marines would be meeting soldiers of the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN), more trained, disciplined and aggressive than the VC had been. Although the Americans had the benefit of complete air superiority and air support, the PAVN usually did the choosing between flight or fight. This often led to a series of battles within battles —…

Credit: Lockheed MartinDefense Feeds, Washington — The United States is reinforcing its strategic deterrence capabilities as the US Navy Trident II D5 contract boosts nuclear missile readiness through a $77 million agreement with L3Harris.The contract focuses on sustaining testing and evaluation systems for the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. As nuclear deterrence remains a cornerstone of national defense, maintaining reliability in these systems is critical.The Trident II D5 missile is a key component of the US nuclear triad, deployed aboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. It provides a survivable and credible second-strike capability, ensuring deterrence even in the face of…

INS Mahendragiri (F38). Credit: Indian Ministry of Defence. The Indian Navy has received Mahendragiri (Yard 12654), the sixth stealth frigate under the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A), from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) on 30 April 2026.   Mahendragiri is the fourth and final ship build by MDSL under the Project 17A programme.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more With this delivery, the Indian Navy has received six Project 17A frigates in less than 17 months, following the initial delivery of INS Nilgiri by MDSL on 20 December 2024.  “The delivery marks a significant milestone in achieving ‘self-reliance in warship design and construction,” the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement 1 MAY 2026.  The Project 17A programme includes a…

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev dismissed Sean Strickland’s claim that he’s a ‘bully’ by posting sparring footage. Just hours away from one of the biggest UFC fights of 2026, bad blood boils between UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev and former titleholder Sean Strickland. Chimaev and Strickland are being separated by a large security presence throughout UFC 328 fight week, especially after Strickland recently threatened to ‘shoot’ Chimaev and his team if they crossed paths. It’s a full-circle change from Chimaev and Strickland’s past relationship as teammates at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. After previously praising each other’s grit and tenacity…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday in the Pentagon that vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz currently have access to a secure lane, as the U.S. seeks to restore freedom of navigation through the embattled sea passage.The guarantee comes a day after U.S. Naval Forces Central Command issued a security warning regarding maritime explosive devices to vessels passing through the strait.“Transit via or in close proximity to the traffic separation scheme should be considered extremely hazardous due the presence of mines that have not been fully surveyed and mitigated,” a memo with the warning read.The U.S. instructed vessels to…

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Home appliance manufacturer Bissell Homecare has been on a yearslong supply chain overhaul to improve forecast accuracy, accelerate decision-making and sharpen inventory management. The company’s partnership with cloud platform o9 Solutions has been critical to the transformation, according to SVP of Supply Chain and Operations Lyndsi Lee. Bissell, best known for its vacuums, is now several years into its journey, and currently leverages several modules from o9 for a range of functions, including demand and supply chain planning and inventory optimization. COVID-19…

The upright row, depending on your perspective, is either the best exercise for your delts and traps or a flat-out shoulder wrecker. It’s an exercise with a bad-boy reputation. People base its reputation on the standard barbell version, where lifters raise their elbows high above shoulder level and internally rotate the shoulders. This position increases the risk of subacromial impingement, the painful compression, irritation, or rubbing of the rotator cuff tendons and bursa within the shoulder joint. But that’s only part of the story, because the arguments focus on the barbell version of it: too much height, too narrow a…