Jack Buckby

Jack Buckby is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society. His latest book is The Truth Teller: RFK Jr. and the Case for a Post-Partisan Presidency.

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing F-22 Demo Team, performs an aerial routine during the Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 20, 2023. Wings Over Wayne provides an opportunity for North Carolina residents and visitors from around the world to see how SJAFB builds to the future of airpower and displays a history of aircraft innovation and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Holloway)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Doesn’t Just Want Ukraine’s Drones — It Wants Ukraine: The Alliance Just Bet $40 Billion That Kyiv Rewrote Modern War

Ukraine went from strapping grenades to Chinese hobby drones to striking refineries 1,500 miles inside Russia — and NATO is taking notes. At the...

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Putin In September of 2022 Creative Commons Photo

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Putin Has ‘Dug In His Heels’: Kremlin Insiders Say Ukraine’s Strikes Are Pushing Him to Escalate — Not Negotiate

Sources close to the Kremlin tell Reuters that far from pushing Putin toward peace, Ukraine's drone and missile strikes have hardened him — with...

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The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the Andøya Space Range in Andøya, Norway against a simulated threat in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (Courtesy photo by Royal Norwegian Navy)

Dollars and Sense

Ukraine Has Now Struck All 11 of Russia’s Biggest Oil Refineries — and the Last One Was 1,550 Miles Away in Siberia

With its strike on the Omsk refinery in Siberia, Ukraine has now hit all 11 of Russia's largest oil refineries — a milestone reached...

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Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Cleared Ukraine to Build Its Own Patriots — as Finland’s President Declares Kyiv Has Already Won the War

Finnish President Alexander Stubb declared Ukraine has already won the war — noting Russia has advanced just 60 kilometers in four years — while...

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Putin in January of 2020 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Russia Just Did the Unthinkable for a Top Oil Power: Banned Diesel Exports and Started Importing Fuel as Ukraine’s Strikes Bite

Russia banned diesel exports through July 31 and began importing fuel — an extraordinary step for a top oil producer — after Ukrainian drones...

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'We'll Probably Hit Them Hard Again Tonight': Trump Just Unleashed 80 Strikes on Iran After It Attacked Ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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‘We’ll Probably Hit Them Hard Again Tonight’: Trump Just Unleashed 80 Strikes on Iran After It Attacked Ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Hours after Iran struck three commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command launched strikes on more than 80 Iranian targets, including...

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President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)