Harry J. Kazianis (@GrecianFormula) is Editor-in-Chief of National Security Journal, where he leads coverage of military hardware, defense policy, and great-power competition with China and Russia. He previously served as Senior Director of National Security Affairs at the Center for the National Interest — the Washington, DC foreign-policy think tank founded by President Richard Nixon — and has held senior editorial roles running The National Interest and The Diplomat.
A national-security analyst with more than a decade of experience, Kazianis has made over 1,000 television appearances across major U.S. and international news networks and is an author and editor of books on defense and foreign policy. His writing and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, on CNN and Fox News, and across many other outlets worldwide. He holds a master's degree in international affairs from Harvard University and has held research positions at CSIS, the Heritage Foundation, and the University of Nottingham.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-35 represents the absolute zenith of conventional fourth-generation fighter design, a “king-killer” built for raw power and breathtaking...
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s most dominant air superiority fighter, a true apex predator designed for absolute control...
Key Points and Summary – The Eurofighter Typhoon is a masterpiece of fourth-generation engineering, a powerful and agile dogfighter that represents the pinnacle of...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s Seawolf-class is the most powerful hunter-killer submarine ever built, a technological marvel forged to hunt the...
Key Points and Summary – The 2009 decision to prematurely halt F-22 Raptor production at just 187 aircraft was a “catastrophic, shortsighted” blunder that...
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II’s true dominance lies not in traditional dogfighting metrics but in its revolutionary “brain.” -It acts...
Key Points and Summary – The Rockwell B-1B Lancer, nicknamed “the Bone,” has a unique and tortured history, evolving from a canceled high-altitude nuclear...