Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s drone incursion into Poland was a slap at Warsaw, NATO, and President Trump—but also a strategic blunder. -It...
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Ukraine War
Ukraine's commander-in-chief says Putin has ordered his General Staff to draw up options for a new offensive — one launched from Belarus, aimed at...
Dollars and Sense
Everyone is watching the Strait of Hormuz for oil. The bigger threat moving through it feeds the world: the natural gas and sulfur behind...
Ukraine War
When Putin admitted Russia's fuel shortages, he meant to look like a state in control. Instead he confirmed what Ukraine has quietly engineered: not...
The Treaty
For four years Putin projected nothing but confidence. This weekend that cracked: he admitted Russia faces a fuel deficit as Ukrainian drones torched yet...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Iran's chief negotiator arrived in Doha with a warning: Tehran wants diplomacy, but it's "prepared for war." Days earlier the two sides were trading...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2014, Putin seized Crimea without firing a shot and was hailed as a strategic mastermind, his approval ratings soaring. Twelve years later, Ukraine...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The ceasefire that ended the latest U.S.-Iran war is looking dangerously thin. Tehran has warned that any further American strike would violate the agreement's...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's commander-in-chief says Russia may be preparing a new offensive from its Bryansk region into Chernihiv — but not to capture the capital this...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's drones struck Moscow again overnight — more than 60 downed by air defenses, the capital's international airports disrupted for hours, and for at...
Ukraine War
At the start of the year, the war seemed to be tilting Putin's way: Washington was distracted by Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, and Moscow...
The Treaty
Just as Washington tries to keep its fragile Iran talks alive in Doha, Israel's defense minister warned the war could reignite "within two days"...
The Treaty
After a weekend of strikes across the Persian Gulf, the U.S. and Iran just agreed to stand down and meet in Doha on Tuesday....
The Treaty
Hours after U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile sites and coastal radar over attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump issued a warning Tehran can't...
Dollars and Sense
Just days after Iran attacked two tankers and drew U.S. strikes in return, ships are cautiously returning to the Strait of Hormuz. Weekly traffic...
Dollars and Sense
The fight over the Strait of Hormuz has moved off the water and into the wording of diplomatic statements. Months after Iran’s blockade of...
Dollars and Sense
Oil just posted its worst quarter in five years, sliding all the way back to where it traded before the U.S. and Israel struck...
North Korea Talk
North Korea stalled, negotiated, and built the bomb anyway — and its 2022 doctrine orders everything launched if its leaders are ever struck. Kim...
North Korea Talk
The recent North Korea–China summit highlights Beijing’s increasing concern over Moscow’s growing influence in Pyongyang. Since the Ukraine war began, Russia and North Korea...
North Korea Talk
Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Kyiv’s World War II museum now features today’s foreign fighters in Ukraine—an exhibit unthinkable four years ago. Curators cite...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The US Navy just contracted General Atomics, Boeing, Anduril, and Northrop Grumman to develop armed, carrier-capable drone Collaborative Combat...