Former Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn't rooted in reality

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/24/politics/afghanistan-zalmay-khalilzad-reason-he-quit/index.html

Don’t Count on Iran Stopping at a Nuclear Weapon

https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-nuclear-weapon-bomb-program-khamenei-fanatic-11634943613

Qatar Voices Frustration Over U.S. Response to Request to Buy Drones

https://www.wsj.com/articles/qatar-voices-frustration-over-u-s-response-to-request-to-buy-drones-11635052841

Saudi Prince MBS Talked of Using Poison Ring from Russia to Kill King, Dissident Says

https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-prince-mbs-talked-using-poison-ring-russia-kill-king-dissident-says-1642060

More than 260 Yemeni rebels killed in Saudi-led strikes near Marib, coalition says

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20211024-more-than-260-yemeni-rebels-killed-in-saudi-led-strikes-near-marib-coalition-says

Iran’s new brigade infiltrates tribes in east Syria

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/10/irans-new-brigade-infiltrates-tribes-east-syria

IDF said to resume practicing potential strike on Iranian nuclear sites

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-said-to-resume-practicing-potential-strike-on-iranian-nuclear-sites/

A C.I.A. Fighter, a Somali Bomb Maker, and a Faltering Shadow War

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/world/africa/al-shabab-somalia-us-cia.html

Somali government says it has ousted Islamist militia from town

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/10/23/somali-government-ousted-islamist-militia-town/8841635023715/

Why Hungary Is Zelenskyy’s Other Big Problem

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-hungary-zelenskyy%E2%80%99s-other-big-problem-195253

Russia: Too Good, Too Expensive And Too Few

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20211024.aspx

Up Close And Personal With The Polish MiG-29s At Minsk Mazowiecki Air Base

https://theaviationist.com/2021/10/24/last-polish-mig-29s/

Germany: Ex-soldiers offered mercenaries $10,000 a week to join a private army that would fight in Yemen's civil war, prosecutors says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ex-soldiers-offered-mercenaries-10-000-a-week-to-join-a-private-army-that-would-fight-in-yemen-s-civil-war-prosecutors-says/ar-AAPT0Yt

China demands US withdraw military from South China Sea

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/china-demands-us-withdraw-military-from-south-china-sea/news-story/92afac34573fcc72c797b28dd27e21cb

Is War Imminent in the Taiwan Strait?

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/war-imminent-taiwan-strait-195484

US Green Berets who've trained Taiwanese troops explain how they could fight China and why the US keeps their mission secret

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-green-berets-who-ve-trained-taiwanese-troops-explain-how-they-could-fight-china-and-why-the-us-keeps-their-mission-secret/ar-AAPUc5L

North Korea may be making plans for a future without Kim Jong Un

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korea-may-be-making-plans-for-a-future-without-kim-jong-un/ar-AAPUcse

Guide To North Korean Navy's Submarine Types

http://www.hisutton.com/North-Korean-Submarines-Guide-2021.html

KAI Unveils New MAH Marineon Helicopter at ADEX 2021

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/kai-mah-marineon-helicopter-adex-2021/

Japan & Canada Could Eventually Join AUKUS says UK General

http://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/10/japan-canada-could-eventually-join.html

Evacuations as burning cargo ship spews toxic gas off Canada's coast

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20211024-evacuations-as-burning-cargo-ship-spews-toxic-gas-off-canada-s-coast

The National Guard Could Be Deployed To Deliver Cargo Out Of Ports In Southern California

https://jalopnik.com/the-national-guard-could-be-deployed-to-deliver-cargo-o-1847917733

The White House Had to Row Back Biden’s Comments After He Suggested the US Would Defend Taiwan From an Attack by China

https://sofrep.com/news/the-white-house-had-to-row-back-bidens-comments-after-he-suggested-the-us-would-defend-taiwan-from-an-attack-by-china/

What Biden is keeping secret in the JFK files

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/24/biden-secret-jfk-files-517024

Havana and the Global Hunt for U.S. Officers

https://www.thecipherbrief.com/havana-syndrome

In The '90s, The Military Tried Giving Soldiers Skateboards

https://www.cracked.com/article_31133_in-the-90s-the-military-tried-giving-soldiers-skateboards.html

Cancers Strike US Fighter Pilots, Crews at Higher Rates, Air Force Finds

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/10/cancers-strike-us-fighter-pilots-crews-higher-rates-air-force-finds/186324/

Army’s New Tactical Trucks Will Be ‘Essential Transportation Link’ In The Future

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/armys-new-tactical-trucks-will-be-essential-transportation-link-in-the-future/

Commander Optimistic About ‘Armed Overwatch’ Procurement Prospects

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/10/25/commander-optimistic-about-armed-overwatch-procurement-prospects

In Forbes: US-French Collaboration on Mid-Sized Carrier Design?

http://nextnavy.com/in-forbes-us-french-collaboration-on-mid-sized-carrier-design/

What Future Armament and Role Options for the U.S. Navy’s LUSV?

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/op-ed-what-future-armament-and-role-options-for-the-u-s-navys-lusv/