Andrew Latham is a Senior Washington Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy and a professor of international relations and political theory at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. You can follow him on X: @aalatham.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – America’s proposed SR-72 revives the Blackbird idea: survive not by hiding, but by outrunning. -A Mach-6 ISR/strike jet could...
Key Points and Summary – China’s A2/AD strategy has a “quiet” new component: a “consequential” fleet of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) designed to swarm...
Key Points and Summary – China has built a layered “aircraft carrier killing” network—DF-21D/DF-26B anti-ship ballistic missiles, YJ-12/YJ-18 cruise missiles, expanding submarine forces, and...
Key Points and Summary – The Trump–Xi summit delivered tactical relief—limited tariff cuts, rare-earth pauses, and steps on fentanyl—but left core disputes over Taiwan,...
Key Points and Summary – At first glance, the U.S. Air Force looks overstretched: old fleets, tight budgets, sliding deliveries. Look closer and it’s...
Key Points and Summary- While a U.S.-China nuclear war is not inevitable due to mutual deterrence, the risk of “accidental” escalation is rising. -China’s...