Dr. Brent M. Eastwood

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Just Agreed to Buy Up to 200 New Fighter Jets From France and Sweden — the European Resolve Putin Never Saw Coming

France will sell Ukraine 16 Rafale fighters plus SAMP/T NG air defense batteries and radars, with Sweden readying 20 Gripens — and purchase agreements...

Brent M. Eastwood4 hours ago

Ukraine War

Putin Is Reeling but Won’t Fold: Why Russia May Choose to Escalate Rather Than Negotiate — and Launch a Summer Offensive

Despite Trump's optimism, Putin shows no sign of folding — reportedly weighing a new mobilization and a summer offensive even as Russia absorbs 30,000...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 9, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Just Collapsed to a Trickle — Only One Tanker Braved the Route Iran Controls

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed to a trickle — just 14 tankers on Wednesday, down from 138 a day before the...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 9, 2026

President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Time May Be on Iran’s Side: Tehran Can Close the Strait of Hormuz and Wait Trump Out Until the Midterms

With the U.S.-Iran ceasefire finished, this piece maps the murky road ahead: more American strikes, a likely fresh closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 8, 2026

Zelensky Speaking in UK Ukraine Government Photo

Ukraine War

Zelensky Just Made His Case to NATO: ‘Do You Really Believe It Would Be Right to Leave Ukraine Out?’

At the NATO summit in Ankara, Zelensky pressed the alliance to admit Ukraine, arguing its battle-hardened, drone-driven military would make NATO stronger. But membership...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 8, 2026

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

‘We’re Going to Hit Them Hard Tonight’: Trump Just Vowed More Strikes on Iran as the Ceasefire Collapsed and Oil Surged 7 Percent

Trump declared the Iran ceasefire finished at the NATO summit, vowing more strikes "hard again tonight" and threatening to reimpose the oil blockade. Crude...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 8, 2026

U.S. Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Now Cause up to 85 Percent of Russian Casualties — and Putin’s Air Defenses Can’t Shield His Cities and Oil at Once

Over 430 Ukrainian drones menaced Moscow in the biggest attack on the capital in two years — and Kyiv has no plans to stop....

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 7, 2026

210618-N-JW440-2053 STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 18, 2021) As seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Strait of Malacca with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The ships are part of Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Hit Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Vowed More Could Be Next — Trump Warns It’s Time to Deal or ‘Finish the Job’

Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked three commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, setting a Qatari LNG tanker's engine room ablaze and drawing a rare...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 7, 2026

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Ukraine War

A Mystery Bettor With a Ukrainian Flag Just Wagered $400,000 That Putin Falls This Year — the Payout if He’s Right: $2.5 Million

An anonymous Polymarket user — nicknamed "ZnotluvuiSamez," flying a Ukrainian flag avatar — has bet $409,000 that Putin will be out of power by...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 2, 2026

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Brent M. Eastwood

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Just Agreed to Buy Up to 200 New Fighter Jets From France and Sweden — the European Resolve Putin Never Saw Coming

Ukraine War

Putin Is Reeling but Won’t Fold: Why Russia May Choose to Escalate Rather Than Negotiate — and Launch a Summer Offensive

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Just Collapsed to a Trickle — Only One Tanker Braved the Route Iran Controls

Dollars and Sense

Time May Be on Iran’s Side: Tehran Can Close the Strait of Hormuz and Wait Trump Out Until the Midterms

Ukraine War

Zelensky Just Made His Case to NATO: ‘Do You Really Believe It Would Be Right to Leave Ukraine Out?’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘We’re Going to Hit Them Hard Tonight’: Trump Just Vowed More Strikes on Iran as the Ceasefire Collapsed and Oil Surged 7 Percent

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Now Cause up to 85 Percent of Russian Casualties — and Putin’s Air Defenses Can’t Shield His Cities and Oil at Once

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Hit Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Vowed More Could Be Next — Trump Warns It’s Time to Deal or ‘Finish the Job’

Ukraine War

A Mystery Bettor With a Ukrainian Flag Just Wagered $400,000 That Putin Falls This Year — the Payout if He’s Right: $2.5 Million

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