Out-innovating China demands the Silicon Valley mindset of constant churn—launches, failures, acquisitions, and redeployment of capital and talent—rather than the traditional contractor reflex of taking their losses to Congress or the press.
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Doug Beck,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2026
Tehran demands that vessels take a northern route through its territorial waters instead.
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