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Dollars and Sense
On paper, Vladimir Putin is a modestly compensated public servant. The Kremlin’s official disclosures list his annual salary at roughly $140,000. His declared personal...
The Treaty
U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio told reporters this week that Cuba poses a national security threat to the United...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Three months into the Iran War, Gulf states are pushing the United States and Israel toward a lasting peace settlement with Tehran. The talks...
Uncategorized
“The Dodge Durango of submarines.” That’s how a former U.S. Navy admiral described the Virginia-class attack submarine. The framing is correct by every credible...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, often referred to in shorthand as CPSP, is Ottawa’s attempt to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s aged Victoria-class submarines...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cannot safely operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters because the aircraft carrier’s flight deck was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is finalizing plans to buy the first Trump-class battleship in its 2027 budget — ensuring the new...
Ukraine War
A recently resurfaced Kremlin video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin coughing repeatedly and struggling through a recorded International Women’s Day speech in March 2026....
Ukraine War
Russia has lost between 1 million and 1.2 million soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine since February 2022, according to Western analysts. A January...
Ukraine War
Russia is heading toward a crippling shortage of working-age men to fill both military ranks and defense factory lines, according to Alexander Kolyandr of...
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...
The Treaty
Two years ago, the idea that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC, could become the next President of the United States was a left-wing fantasy dismissed...
Dollars and Sense
Four in 10 Americans have no retirement savings — a slow-moving crisis that spans every generation. 57% of young workers aged 18 to 34...
Dollars and Sense
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is draining at its fastest rate in roughly a decade — projections suggest levels will drop from 415 million...
Dollars and Sense
There is no F-35 Lightning II kill switch — the Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have both said so directly. But the rumor...
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...
Dollars and Sense
One of the critical elements of modern warfare, reinforced by the war in Ukraine, is the importance of air superiority and the need to...
North Korea Talk
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. could intercept incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) using advanced and developing missile defense technologies. -Ground-based interceptors in Alaska...