Ukraine War
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Ukraine War
Ukraine's campaign inside Russia is real and it's working: refineries burning from Moscow to St. Petersburg, fuel trucks and rail hubs hunted, and senior...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
After Iranian forces downed a U.S. Army Apache on June 8, the ceasefire is unraveling — and the U.S. has three ways to respond....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
America And Iran Just Traded Strikes Over The Apache Helicopter. What Happens Now Decides The War: The retaliation everyone saw coming arrived on schedule,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Most commentary from Washington this month treats the Lebanon problem as a matter of persuasion. Lean on Israel hard enough, dangle a broad enough...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Photographers caught the B-21 Raider "Cerberus" landing at Edwards Air Force Base on June 3 — and its outer control surfaces were deflecting in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In February, Western analysts toasted Russia's abandonment of Iran. Then the documents leaked: purported contracts for 48 Su-35 fighters — and the full modern...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-14 Tomcat is remembered as one of the greatest naval fighters ever flown. But it only exists because a defense secretary tried to...
Ukraine War
For most of this war, Russia's size protected it — its cities too far away, ordinary life largely untouched. That shield is gone. According...
Ukraine War
Moscow Isn’t Safe For Russia’s Own Generals: Car Bomb Kills The Man Who Fed Putin’s Artillery War: At 5:30 in the morning, in a...
Ukraine War
In a recent article published on The Atlantic, author and historian Anne Applebaum wrote that “the Ukrainians are not losing. The Russians are not...
The Treaty
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump publicly urged Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched ballistic missiles at the country – and it wasn’t...
The Treaty
President Donald Trump insists that an agreement to end the war with Iran is within reach. Speaking to reporters, Trump said that negotiators are...
The Treaty
On June 3, Germany lost its bid to become a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. In the race, three candidates competed for...
Dollars and Sense
This morning's CPI put inflation at 4.2 percent, the highest since 2023 — and gasoline up 40 percent points straight at the Iran war....
Dollars and Sense
The Iran war's strangest ledger entry is its winner. While the Strait of Hormuz stays choked and economies from Europe to Asia brace for...
Dollars and Sense
Iran's toll on the Strait of Hormuz is no longer a threat — it's live. Ships are paying millions per passage, in cash, goods,...
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...
North Korea Talk
Summary and Key Points: Four years into a war the Kremlin expected to win in weeks, Russia is leaning on North Korean soldiers to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: Russia’s proposed MiG-41 (PAK-DP), touted as a sixth-generation stealth interceptor successor to the MiG-31 with claimed Mach 4+ speeds, is likely an...
Dollars and Sense
Key Points: President Trump’s economic messaging has shifted from 2024 campaign promises of immediate prosperity to now acknowledging potential short-term pain for long-term gain...