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Poland’s prime minister has joined the list of NATO leaders questioning whether the United States would honor its obligations if Russia were to attack a NATO member nation (Reuters, April 24, 2026). This all-too-real concern has Europe’s biggest military powers looking to bolster their militaries in the event America follows through on its threat to withdraw from the transatlantic military bloc.

King Charles III recently paid the United States an official diplomatic visit in celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. This is the first state visit of a British monarch to the U.S.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) reports, “After five consecutive years of drought and years of unsustainable water use, Iran is moving toward what experts call ‘water bankruptcy’” (March 20, 2026).

United States teenagers are using social media to plan and implement “takeovers” of buildings, parking lots, and other venues (New York Post, March 30, 2026).

Drone swarms are among the latest technological advances in warfare, and the United States Department of War recently announced a billion-dollar plan to purchase more than 200,000 lethal drones by 2027 (DroneDominance.mil). The objective is to “accelerate the growth of the U.S.