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By W.J. HenniganUpdated: January 19, 2018 12:32 PM [ET] | Originally published: Janua stanley cup ry 19, 2018 10:00 AM ESTresid stanley cup ent Donald Trump is bracing the Pentagon for a long-term, strategic competition with the worldrsquo major powers that puts the U.S. military on a Cold War footing with Russia and China for the foreseeable future, the administration said on Friday.The National Defense Strategy, set to be rolled ou stanley cup t by Defense Secretary James Mattis at John Hopkins ; School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, directs the U.S. government to engage in a multi-year build-up of the military involving more troops, more weapons and stronger foreign alliances.The document, which serves as the Administrationrsquo roadmap for global security, says China and Russia aim to upend the global hierarchy that the United States has sat atop of since World War II. The strategy serves as the latest sign the Administration wants to pivot from the morass of violence and counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East to intensify great power competitions in the western and eastern hemispheres.Great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of U.S. national security, Mattis told the audience. This strategy is fit for our time.It harkens back to the Cold War-era where the U.S. and Soviet Union projected power and military might around the globe. Two versions of the strategy were drawn up: one secret, one public. The version released to Pntd Pixar s Inside Out Just Had a Record-breaking Weekend
Swede Ingvar Kamprad, founder of furniture retail chain IKEA, announces a donation to Lausanne s Cantonal School of Art during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 20, 2006STR New/ReutersBy Mark Rivett-CarnacMarch 9, 2016 11:21 PM ESTExtreme frugality is the secret to untold we air max alth, if the habits of billionaire Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad are anything to go by.The mogul is so thrifty, he stocks his wardrobe with second-hand clothes. I donrsquo;t think Irsquo;m wearing anything that wasnrsquo;t bought at a flea market, Kamprad says in an upcoming documentary for Swedish television, according to Agence France-Presse.He also prefers cheap haircuts, explaining in a 2008 interview with Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan:Normally, I try to get my haircut when Irsquo;m in a developing country. Last time it was in Vietnam.Kamprad, who turns 90 on March 30, said penny-pinching helped Ikea success. It probably also helped him amass a fortune worth more than $40 billion, according to a Bloomberg estimate ugg .[AFP]More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the adidas originals End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of Next Generation LeadersWrite to Mark Rivett-Carnac at mark.rivett-carnac@timeasia |
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