Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – Following President Trump’s recent admission of “disappointment” in Vladimir Putin, this analysis argues his “reverse Kissinger” strategy—courting Russia to...
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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
Behind the scenes, Trump has been preparing for the war with Iran to restart. Per a Wall Street Journal report, he held repeated talks...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump reportedly came close to restarting the war with Iran this week — then met with his military advisers, didn't like what he heard,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump told reporters the U.S. and Iran are "getting along very well" and that talks in Doha were going great. Behind the scenes, the...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's drones are overwhelming Russia's air defenses so completely that soldiers have been filmed firing assault rifles at them from the ground — and...
Ukraine War
Ukraine struck a Russian intelligence and satellite center outside Moscow for the second time in a week — and Zelensky openly taunted Putin, warning...
Ukraine War
The Kremlin has confirmed what would have been unthinkable a year ago: Russia, the world's second-largest crude exporter, now has to import gasoline to...
The Treaty
On the very day U.S.-Iran peace talks opened in Doha, the threats hit a new level: Israel's defense minister declared Iran's supreme leader effectively...
The Treaty
Trump's national security team has reportedly presented him with options to resume all-out war on Iran — one of them an amphibious and airborne...
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"...
Dollars and Sense
Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway carrying a fifth of the world's oil — into a chokehold. It's clogged with...
Dollars and Sense
It's a humiliation few thought possible: Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter, is now importing gasoline. Ukraine's relentless strikes have crippled Russian refineries, drained...
Dollars and Sense
Just months ago, Oman signed agreements guaranteeing no vessel would ever pay to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Now, per a New York Times...
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...
Dollars and Sense
Key Points and Summary – In a rare admission of weakness this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that his country is suffering from...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s massive military parade in September 2025 showcased its rapidly advancing air force, featuring multiple stealth fighters like the...