Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary: After meeting Vladimir Putin and then hosting Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, President Donald Trump is feeling his way toward...
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Dollars and Sense
Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday over Israel's war in Lebanon, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted oil was still...
Dollars and Sense
Iran now sees the Strait of Hormuz as a cash cow, one scholar argues — and the real danger of Trump's toll-free deal is...
The Treaty
Trump may bomb Iran again — but the likelier outcome, this analysis argues, is that he takes a thin deal, calls it a win,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war — but the agreement depends on enforcement. National security...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine's second strike on Moscow in three days may have knocked out a major refinery's entire output, Ukrainian analysts say. Two details stand out:...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Fighting in Lebanon nearly blew up the Iran deal in a single afternoon. An Israeli tank strike that killed four soldiers triggered retaliatory airstrikes...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Navy spent about $22 billion on three Zumwalt destroyers it never quite knew what to do with. Now it's ripped out their failed...
Ukraine War
Biden wouldn't give Ukraine the missiles to strike Moscow, fearing it would hand Putin a pretext to escalate. One argument now holds that refusal...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's war may be about to reach a new country. President Zelensky gave Belarus a one-week ultimatum — remove the Russian drone equipment on...
Ukraine War
Ukraine has put Crimea under an almost total blockade — and Russia's own orders appear to admit it. A captured military document, cited by...
The Treaty
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire lasted hours — and its collapse has shut the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran closed the chokepoint Saturday, citing Israeli "violations,"...
The Treaty
Iran lost the war militarily — and may have won the negotiation anyway. US intelligence reportedly believes Iran can now shut the Strait of...
The Treaty
A day that nearly blew up the Iran deal ended with a ceasefire. After a Hezbollah tank strike killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel...
Dollars and Sense
Goldman Sachs says the Strait of Hormuz may never fully recover — and the Gulf isn't waiting to find out. The UAE and Saudi...
Dollars and Sense
Trump just admitted what drove the Iran deal: "We run out of reserves in about four weeks." Staying at war, he warned, could have...
Dollars and Sense
The leaked Iran deal includes a $300 billion reconstruction fund — and one analyst says the optics could burn Trump, even though the White...
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...
Ukraine War
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin pitched a version of a “geopolitical armistice” to President Donald Trump at their ad hoc Ukraine war summit...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s 2015 sale of 24 Su-35 fighters to China was more than optics—it was “fighter plane diplomacy” with lasting military...