Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, remains plagued by challenges despite promises of a return. -After years of repairs marked...
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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
Summary and Key Points: Seven weeks into the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, the IRGC has continued to fire on U.S. naval forces in the Strait of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Vladimir Putin signed a revised Russian nuclear doctrine on November 19, 2024 — exactly 1,000 days after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS New Jersey, “The Big J” — the most-decorated battleship in United States Navy history — completed a $10 million dry-docking overhaul in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Iran’s state-run media on May 27 unveiled a peace plan demanding that the U.S. Navy withdraw from the Persian Gulf...
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...
Ukraine War
Vladimir Putin and his military are struggling. The army may be losing around 30,000 troops a month. Russian forces cannot maintain the initiative and...
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
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,...
Dollars and Sense
Surprise strikes inside southern Iran on May 26 are risking fragile negotiations between Washington and Tehran, which are beginning to collapse only weeks after...
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...
North Korea Talk
On June 26, 2024, the North Koreans conducted a test of what they called MIRV technology. Pyongyang claimed the test “aimed at securing the...
Ukraine War
Too often, as Ukraine faces Russia’s onslaught, the Biden administration undermines it publicly. In the days prior to the 2022 invasion, for example, White...