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Wall Street JournalThursday, 16 April 2026
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Pope Blasts ‘Chains of Corruption’ on Africa Trip
Frames the challenge of munitions shortages as a logistical and industrial issue, focusing on structural policy responses rather than alarmist rhetoric regarding global security.
Amid ongoing global conflicts and depleted munitions stockpiles, the U.S. military is engaging civilian manufacturers to pivot factory capacity toward military production, drawing parallels to wartime mobilisation.
“Courts U.S. Industry To Boost Weapons Production”
“Pro-market and institutional stability”
Trump Threatens Fed Chief, Imperiling Transition
President weighs firing Powell, backs probe as Warsh faces a Senate roadblock
Focuses on the friction between political leadership and monetary policy institutions, highlighting potential risks to market stability.
Pentagon Courts U.S. Industry To Boost Weapons Production
Top defense officials have held discussions with automakers, other manufacturers
Iran’s Radical New Leaders
The war fast-tracked the ascent of hard-liners and apocalyptic religious followers
Analyses the internal political shifts in Iran as a direct structural consequence of recent conflicts.
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