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As the midterms approach, the issue on everyone's mind is the economy.

@marcthiessen writes that the democrat's slate of big-spending, anti-fossil-fuel candidates would make affordability worse, not better.

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www.aei.org Angry About Inflation? Democrats Want to Pour Gas on the Fire. The party’s slate of big-spending, anti-fossil-fuel candidates would make affordability worse, not better.. Voters are mad as hell about high gas prices and inflation. So, will electing Democrats...

AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp 6d

Private investment in the defense sector is surging, but capital alone won't guarantee results. The clock is ticking to turn investment into the capabilities needed to strengthen America's defense.

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www.aei.org As Private Investment Pours Into Defense, the Clock Is Ticking We are in uncharted territory in terms of private capital’s influence on the defense economy. At the same time, federal lawmakers struggle to advance 2027 legislation most likely to support autonomy,...

AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp 6d

Will Congress pass a NDAA for the 66th consecutive year? The outlook is growing dimmer. What’s at stake for US defense policy—and why does the delay matter?

Read the latest from AEI's William Greenwalt: aei.org/foreign-and-de…

www.aei.org Darkness Before the Dawn? The Outlook for a 66th Consecutive National Defense Authorization Act Is... Bipartisanship has always been a constant with the NDAA, and the difficulties the bill is having this year are due to a number of partisan differences. Unlike past years, these may not be reconcila...

AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp 6d

Russia is waging a campaign of state-sponsored terrorism to undermine European support for Ukraine.

@dustinrwalker writes that stopping Russia's attacks will require Europe to shift from deterrence to compellence.

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www.aei.org Ending Russia’s Attacks Requires European Compellence There are legitimate reasons to doubt that Europe has the political capacity for a compellence campaign and the reforms necessary to execute it. But if there was ever a time for Europe to prove its...

AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp 6d

New, China & Taiwan Update:
➡️The PLA Navy (PLAN) has conducted several large-scale deployments north and south of Taiwan.
➡️The CCP continues to make a series of widespread purges within the PLA.
➡️Japan is coordinating with India to test long-range anti-ship missiles.

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www.aei.org China & Taiwan Update, October 30, 2026 China's pressure campaign has failed to divide Japan and its security partners and dissuade Japan from modernizing its security architecture.