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The bipartisan effort to reach a compromise on Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 2026) defense appropriations should be commended, even if it comes four months into the fiscal year. Added to the Military ...

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In October 2024, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin assumed office as Indonesia’s defence minister, bringing with him a dual reputation as a technocratic reformer and a controversial former commander long shadowed ...