Un-Diplomatic

Un-Diplomatic

Imperialist Conflict at the Heart of the “National Defense Strategy”

Un-Diplomatic
Jan 26, 2026
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Nobody should care about the US “National Defense Strategy” (NDS) right now. The Trump administration released it quietly on a Friday evening while paramilitary forces escalated a siege against Minnesota. US oligarchy has curdled into tyranny at home, an authoritarianism every bit as dark as anything you’d decry in a foreign dictatorship. We’re even rep…

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