THE USA ABANDONS SYRIA, DELAYS EUROPEAN WEAPONS, AND DEPENDS ON STARLINK: ANATOMY OF AN OVEREXTENDED MILITARY EMPIRE

GERMANY

STATE

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Germany proposes minesweepers for Hormuz but attaches so many conditions that the commitment remains theoretical

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UNITED STATES

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The United States is abandoning Syria and delaying weapons deliveries to Europe under the weight of the war against Iran

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INDIA

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India observes Western military weaknesses to justify its strategy of diversifying weapons suppliers

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IRAQ

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Iraq reads the Congressional vote through its experience of twenty years of unauthorized American military engagement

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RUSSIA

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Russia reveals by contrast what military overcommitment costs domestically: a people afraid to speak

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SINGAPORE

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Singapore monitors every sign of American overcommitment with the anxiety of a country dependent on the US security umbrella

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