Steve Balestrieri is a National Security Columnist. He served as a US Army Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer. In addition to writing on defense, he covers the NFL for PatsFans.com and is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). His work was regularly featured in many military publications.
Steve Balestrieri reports on Valery Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former top commander and now its ambassador to Britain, telling a meeting of ambassadors that his country...
Steve Balestrieri reports that the Houthis have declared an embargo on Saudi ports and are threatening the Bab el-Mandeb, the chokepoint their statements call...
Steve Balestrieri reports that Trump wants an Iran-Oman deal on the strait within a day, warning of what he calls decapitation strikes and describing...
Steve Balestrieri reports Zelensky has asked Trump to help secure Elon Musk's permission to use Starlink to guide strikes deep into Russia, after Trump...
Steve Balestrieri reports Iran is negotiating a temporary Hormuz corridor with Oman while ruling out direct talks with Washington. Tehran rejected splitting control evenly,...
Ukraine struck an aircraft repair plant in occupied Crimea, a grain terminal at Port Taman and a Volgograd refinery in one coordinated operation. Sustained...
A Russia Matters analysis argues the data cannot show whether Russia is losing more soldiers than it recruits, because the estimated ranges overlap. A...