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Malcom Kyeyune

The West’s magical thinking is sinking in the Red Sea

The US and its allies cannot change reality with air strikes.

By Malcom Kyeyune

The West's magical thinking is sinking in the Red Sea

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Cheap weapons, new wars

Warfare is increasingly about low-tech not high-tech arms – and the US is falling behind.

By Malcom Kyeyune

The empire can’t strike back

The US has finally lost control of the Middle East.

By Malcom Kyeyune

How Sweden lost the plot

The country is no longer a model for the world.

By Malcom Kyeyune

The West can no longer make war

Defence planners in Washington dream of a conflict with China – it’s not one the US can fight.

By Malcom Kyeyune

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