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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – Leaked Russian defense industry documents reveal an ambitious 10-year plan to rebuild Moscow’s tank fleet, aiming to produce over...

U.S. Army

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

How is the U.S. Army Fixing Its Recruiting crisis? In the years following the drawdown of the Wars on Terror, the US military found...

Vladimir Putin

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – A viral video from St. Petersburg shows hundreds of Russians publicly singing a forbidden anti-war song in a rare...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Gaither/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – In a war with China, the U.S. must prepare to absorb a massive opening punch of over a thousand...

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

POLARIS POINT, Guam (May 7, 2013) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) arrives in Apra Harbor, Guam, to conduct maintenance and liberty. Albuquerque is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s decision to build steel submarines instead of titanium ones was a deliberate, warfighting-first choice, not a...

ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) moves into formation in the Andaman Sea. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released) ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) moves into formation in the Andaman Sea. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – How does the U.S. Navy stop aircraft carriers from becoming old, obsolete, relics like the battleships of yesteryear? -The...

Capt. Ryosuke Sugimoto, a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35 Lightning II pilot, sits in an ejection seat wearing his new pilot gear after completing the 1,000th fitting in the pilot fit facility at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 22, 2024. This milestone fitting underscores the strong international partnership and commitment to pilot readiness and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jymil Licorish) Capt. Ryosuke Sugimoto, a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35 Lightning II pilot, sits in an ejection seat wearing his new pilot gear after completing the 1,000th fitting in the pilot fit facility at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 22, 2024. This milestone fitting underscores the strong international partnership and commitment to pilot readiness and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jymil Licorish)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – A civilian-owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet, acting as a “red air” adversary for the U.S. Navy, crashed into the...

Ukraine War

Putin November 2022

Ukraine War

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s offensive in Ukraine is losing momentum, with new UK intelligence showing territorial gains in September were the slowest...

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Ukraine War

Key Points and Summary – Russia has launched its largest conscription drive since 2016, aiming to draft 135,000 men using a new, draconian digital...

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Ukraine War

Key Points and Summary – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is traveling to Washington this Friday to make a direct appeal to the Trump administration...

The Treaty

HIMARS Attack

The Treaty

Key Points and Summary – The rise of AI-generated video threatens to erase the line between fact and fantasy, potentially pushing the world into...

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The Treaty

The Gaza Peace Plan Doomed to Fail? Key Points You Need to Know -A skeptical analysis of the new Gaza peace plan argues that...

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The Treaty

The ‘Ugly Reality’ Behind the Gaza Ceasefire: Key Points -President Trump’s new Gaza peace plan is a “pipedream” that will fail. -While the ceasefire...

Dollars and Sense

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2025.This short-term visit marked a key milestone in the Department of Defense’s ongoing effort to modernize U.S. airpower in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathaniel Jackson)

Dollars and Sense

Key Points and Summary – The two-month-long strike at Boeing’s St. Louis facility is now officially delaying deliveries of new F-15EX Eagle II fighter...

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Dollars and Sense

Key Points and Summary – The 2025 Trustees Report says Social Security can pay full benefits only until 2034—after that, without Congress acting, benefits...

President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley) President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

United States President Donald Trump touts his trade deals as victories against foreign countries, but it will ultimately be American businesses and consumers who...

North Korea Talk

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North Korea Talk

Key Points and Summary – Thucydides cast armistices as brief intermissions before tragedy resumes. Could Korea’s 1953 truce be the longest intermission in history—or...

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North Korea Talk

Author’s Note:  This paper draws on work dating back to the 1990s with a previous proposal for a combatant command for Northeast Asia. -The...

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North Korea Talk

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has just expressed his willingness to meet United States President Donald Trump. Kim even says he has ‘fond...