July 2026

Putin Back in 2021 Creative Commons Image

North Korea Talk

North Korea Built a Museum for Its Dead in Russia and Carved Every Name Into the Wall — the BBC Counted Them From Space

Pyongyang promised Moscow it will stay until victory. Moscow promised something back — and Beijing is watching its hold on Kim slip away.

Steve BalestrieriJuly 22, 2026

A B-2 Spirit gets ready to taxi out for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 16, 2024. This Red Flag provides complex realistic scenarios concentrated on warfighting in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brianna Vetro)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Says Every Iranian Attack on a Ship Will Cost Tehran a Bridge or a Power Plant — and Iran Alone Picks When It Starts

Trump has set a price on every Iranian attack at sea: one bridge or one power plant, Tehran included. It removes all doubt about...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Analysts Argue the Deal Meant to End the Iran War Paid for Its Air Defenses — and Beijing Cut the Rebuild to Under a Year

American forces have struck Iran night after night for more than a week, and Tehran's new supreme leader has dismissed the deal meant to...

Michael Schwartz and Mike LyonsJuly 22, 2026

Putin in March 2022 Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

The Kremlin Is Installing Surveillance Cameras in the Homes of Putin’s Own Staff — and Screening Everyone Around Him Twice

Some of Vladimir Putin's most prominent supporters are now saying openly what was once unthinkable: that a coup against him is a real possibility....

Steve BalestrieriJuly 22, 2026

Dollars and Sense

The Walls Are Closing in on Social Security

Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to run dry in the fourth quarter of 2032, leaving incoming revenue to cover only about three-quarters...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

At sea (Mar. 1, 2007) – Capt. Craig “Animal” Williams (front) in a F/A 18C Hornet (front) and Capt. Richard “Rhett” Butler (back) in an F/A 18C Hornet look up for a photo as they fly over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Capt. Williams, a 22-year Naval Aviator who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, was relieved as Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) by 21-year Naval Aviator, Capt. Butler, a graduate of the University of Kentucky during an aerial change of command ceremony. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

The war in Iran is escalating again, with the Pentagon asking Congress to fund far longer operations, Iran striking Gulf states that host American...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia Surged Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Escape Hormuz — and the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade There Too

The Iran-backed Houthis have declared a blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in retaliation for Saudi strikes on Sanaa, threatening the Red Sea route...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

Putin 2021 Photo on Airplane Image Credit Russian Federation

Ukraine War

People Close to the Kremlin Say Putin Has Quietly Hardened His Terms — and Wants Land Moscow Never Even Claimed to Annex

Russia has hardened its territorial demands and no longer plans to return some occupied areas of northern Ukraine, according to a Bloomberg report citing...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Shifted Millions of Barrels to Its Red Sea Port to Slip Around Hormuz — Now Houthi Missiles Can Reach It There

The United States has concentrated more than twenty warships and several hundred aircraft in the Middle East to fight Iran and protect traffic through...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

National Security Journal

North Korea Talk

North Korea Built a Museum for Its Dead in Russia and Carved Every Name Into the Wall — the BBC Counted Them From Space

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Says Every Iranian Attack on a Ship Will Cost Tehran a Bridge or a Power Plant — and Iran Alone Picks When It Starts

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Analysts Argue the Deal Meant to End the Iran War Paid for Its Air Defenses — and Beijing Cut the Rebuild to Under a Year

Ukraine War

The Kremlin Is Installing Surveillance Cameras in the Homes of Putin’s Own Staff — and Screening Everyone Around Him Twice

Dollars and Sense

The Walls Are Closing in on Social Security

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia Surged Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Escape Hormuz — and the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade There Too

Ukraine War

People Close to the Kremlin Say Putin Has Quietly Hardened His Terms — and Wants Land Moscow Never Even Claimed to Annex

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Shifted Millions of Barrels to Its Red Sea Port to Slip Around Hormuz — Now Houthi Missiles Can Reach It There

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