Michael Peck
Defense writer. Contributor to Business Insider and the Center for European Policy Analysis. Email: [email protected]
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5 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Sam Fellman |Michael Peck |Henry Blodget
Military operations to deceive an enemy must trick not only their commander but the AI that aids them. Capt. Tobias Cukale/US Army 2025-04-19T07:06:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Military deception must adapt rapidly to the age of AI.
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1 week ago |
19fortyfive.com | Michael Peck
Summary and Key Points: In March 2025, a small flotilla of Chinese warships sailed around Australia, raising fears reminiscent of Japan’s threat in 1942. Yet despite entering Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone and conducting live-fire drills, the PLAN ships posed no real invasion threat. -Unlike World War II-era Japan, China seeks influence rather than territory, aiming to demonstrate power and potentially threaten Australian trade routes.
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1 week ago |
businessinsider.com | Sam Fellman |Michael Peck |Henry Blodget
Russian artillery has become more accurate and faster in the Ukraine war, a new study found. Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images 2025-04-12T08:33:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Russia's army has developed ways to rapidly target Ukraine's artillery.
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2 weeks ago |
cepa.org | Natalia Martinez |Michael Peck |Federico Borsari |Alina Polyakova
Spain has been NATO’s spending laggard for many years and is now under heavy pressure from the Trump administration and European allies to get serious. But to do that, the socialist leader must convince his left-wing coalition partners and fellow Spaniards to accept welfare cuts. The European Union (EU) is being forced to reckon on a future without the US as the ultimate guarantor of continental security and needs major powers, like Spain, to contribute to a new defense structure.
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2 weeks ago |
19fortyfive.com | Michael Peck
As the Trump administration disrupts global politics, some fear that China might take advantage of the chaos to invade Taiwan. But this raises a basic question: Why should China invade Taiwan now, when they can sit back and allow Trump to destroy a system that has protected Taiwan for 75 years? There are some reports that an invasion will happen in a matter of months. The Trump administration has also cut back on support for Ukraine and may withdraw the U.S. from NATO.
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Military deception is no longer just fooling enemy commanders. It is also about fooling enemy AI. My latest for Business Insider. https://t.co/or28dlwgJg
Russia has finally learned combined arms warfare. The Russians are using ground troops, drones and artillery, and glide bombs to hammer Ukrainian defenses. Or can Ukraine jam the glide bombs? My latest for the Center for European Policy Analysis. https://t.co/mf3maFc1zM #CEPA
Chinese warships sailing around Australia are a bluff. They wouldn't surviv long in a real war. My latest for 1945. https://t.co/szl7Q0wWEF