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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider, Nicolai N. Petro) - The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing

Division and strife are undermining Ukraine’s already troubled war effort. The post The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign policy The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing Division and strife are undermining Ukraine’s already troubled war effort. Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP via Getty Images On January 14, 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed Ukraine’s minister of defense. Just six months later, he was dismissed.  One of Fedorov’s principal tasks, bigger even than addressing the shortage of Patriot interceptors, had been reforming his country’s recruitment and mobilization system. But manpower shortages remain a chronic issue, forcing the government to resort to unpopular solutions like “busification” (the Ukrainian term…Open

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CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - The sad tale of the USS Boise – people need to lose their jobs

Originally published by AND Magazine

The USS Boise is an American nuclear attack submarine. It was commissioned in 1992. It was docked ten years ago pending a regular overhaul. It has been out of service ever since. In 2024, the Navy awarded a $1.2 billion dollar contract for work on the Boise. Eight hundred million of that has already been spent on the boat. It is still not back in service. The overhaul is only 22% complete. The Navy believes it will cost $3 billion to finish the work. And now the Navy has announced it is effectively giving up on the Boise. It will be inactivated. Every dollar spent on refurbishing it has been wasted. “This strategic move allows us to reallocate America’s highly-skilled workforce to our highest priorities: delivering new Virginia and…Open

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Sourcehttps://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/the-sad-tale-of-the-uss-boise-people-need-to-lose-their-jobs/
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