Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.
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John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.
When completed, the delivery of the HIMARS to Manama will augment an already impressive array of multiple rocket launch systems in the military arsenals of the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf.
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Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
The efforts for a new ceasefire have the backing of major Arab Gulf monarchies, according to two officials who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the discussions.
From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Turkey is also rapidly advancing its domestic defense capabilities across multiple domains with heavy military equipment such as its first aircraft carrier and jet fighters, positioning itself as a viable alternative to Western defense suppliers, including NATO allies.
Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.
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