The USS Abraham Lincoln Is a Troubling Metaphor

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Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The USS Abraham Lincoln finally ends a 286-day deployment, Ukrainian intelligence agencies fight in the streets of Kyiv, and U.S. companies warn of AI’s threat to global cybersecurity.

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report.

Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The USS Abraham Lincoln finally ends a 286-day deployment, Ukrainian intelligence agencies fight in the streets of Kyiv, and U.S. companies warn of AI’s threat to global cybersecurity.

The USS Abraham Lincoln has seen better days. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier docked in Thailand on Wednesday after 286 grueling days at sea—the bulk of which were spent in the Middle East supporting the U.S. war against Iran—and it’s covered in rust.