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===Europe===
===Europe===
*[https://intelligencecommunitynews.com/nato-posts-isr-collection-rfi/ NATO posts ISR collection RFI].
*[https://intelligencecommunitynews.com/nato-posts-isr-collection-rfi/ NATO posts ISR collection RFI].
*[[Korybko]]: What Do [[Elbrifge Colby|Colby’s]] & [[Trump]]’s Mixed Signals About [[Germany]] Mean For The [[AfD]]? [https://korybko.substack.com/p/what-do-colbys-and-trumps-mixed-signals]
:"The ideal balance of interests for [[Trump 2.0]] would be to replace [[Germany]] with [[Poland]] as its top [[EU]] ally for fortifying [[NATO]]’s Eastern Flank and not oppose the [[AfD]] in the hopes that it’ll come to power and then lead Europe’s rejuvenation.
:"[[Trump]] recently posted on [[social media]] that “The [[United States]] is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany”. The [[Pentagon]] then confirmed that 5,000 will leave within the next year. This came around a week after Under Secretary of War for Policy [[Elbridge Colby]], considered to be Trump 2.0’s [[military]]-[[strategic]] mastermind, praised Germany on social media for “taking the leading role” in accelerating the transition to “NATO 3.0”. These mixed signals deserve some elaboration.
:"On the one hand, as ''[[Politico]]'' recently reported, it’s indeed true that “[[Berlin]] deepens military ties with [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] while [[Merz]]-[[Trump]] rift grows”. The preceding hyperlinked article importantly reports that “The [[U.S.]] [[military]] is placing a colonel in the German army’s Operations Division in an unusually close collaboration.” On the other hand, as was just touched upon, Trump and German Chancellor [[Friedrich Merz]] are also indeed in a heated feud over the [[Epic Fury|Third Gulf War]] that likely influenced Trump’s post...."
===The Sahel===
===The Sahel===