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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Congress and the Pentagon are reviewing the Ford-class aircraft carrier program — including whether the CVN-80 and CVN-81 block buy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Vladimir Putin and his senior military leadership did not believe they were starting a multi-year war in Ukraine when they attacked back in February,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-16V is the most advanced fighter Taiwan currently fields, equipped with the AN/APG-83 AESA radar, the Viper Shield electronic...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The Russian Aerospace Forces entered Ukraine in February 2022 with approximately 1,400 frontline combat aircraft and a plan to establish...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Everyone is again talking about a potential deal between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran that will end the war and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has the world’s largest arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons and has rattled his nuclear saber quite often since the war...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The United States Navy originally planned a fleet of 29 Seawolf-class attack submarines, but only 3 were built before the...
Ukraine War
Summary and Key Points: Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked out 25 percent of Russia’s oil refining capacity, forcing Moscow to ban diesel and aviation...
Ukraine War
Summary and Key Points: For centuries, Russia’s enormous size has been its greatest defense, swallowing armies from Napoleon to Hitler. Ukrainian drones are now...
Ukraine War
A new poll from Russia’s independent Levada Center is being widely cited online as evidence that Russians are finally turning against the war in...
The Treaty
A little-known Cuban state-run organization is the main lifeline for the privileged elite of the Communist party and a circle of military officials around...
The Treaty
Throughout all three of his presidential campaigns, President Donald Trump promised to avoid the kind of wars that defined the post-9/11 era. He has...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a recent NBC interview he would support Vice President JD Vance if Vance...
Dollars and Sense
One of the first things I did when I moved to a new home just south of Orlando after leaving national security think tank-land...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Total United States household debt has reached $18.8 trillion, with credit card balances climbing to $1.28 trillion, according to the...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz without firing a single shot. By threatening cargo ships with drones, missiles,...
North Korea Talk
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on May 21 that Chinese President Xi Jinping may travel to Pyongyang as early as next week, according...
North Korea Talk
MANILA – Russia has paid North Korea up to $ 14.4 billion in military aid since 2023. The figure is roughly equivalent to North...
North Korea Talk
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s reliance on North Korea is one of the clearest side-stories of the Ukraine war—and it will matter as...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: In 2009, Defense Secretary Robert Gates capped F-22 Raptor production at 187 aircraft — far below the hundreds originally planned...
Ukraine War
On May 25, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov placed a phone call to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The substance of what...