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President Putin of Russia in 2018. President Putin of Russia in 2018.

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,...

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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...

Su-34

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...

250728-N-BT947-3272 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch gun during a weapons maintenance shoot, July 29, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

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

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean “Rambo” Loughlin, pilot of the F-35A Demonstration Team, performs aerial maneuvers at the Luke Days Airshow at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 21, 2026.

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...

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Summary and Key Points: Russia’s State Duma passed legislation on May 27 authorizing Sberbank, the central bank, and other financial institutions to install electronic...

Putin with a Rifle. Putin with a Rifle.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Can Ukraine Prevail and Win the War Against Russia? The Russian invasion of Ukraine has dragged on for more than four years, and it appears,...

Ukraine War

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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...

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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...

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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

President Donald J. Trump tours the Hall of Prayer of Good Harvest with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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...

President Donald Trump is joined by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Vice President JD Vance, British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, while announcing a trade agreement with the U.K., Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Emily J. Higgins) President Donald Trump is joined by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Vice President JD Vance, British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, while announcing a trade agreement with the U.K., Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Emily J. Higgins)

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...

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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

A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II static display from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 inside of Hangar 5300 during Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, May 3, 2026. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held an air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon)

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,...

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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...

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, “Spartans,” are greeted by family and friends after returning to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, May 12, 2026, following a historic eleven-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8. CVW-8 logged more than 5,500 flight hours in support of Operation Epic Fury alone, and more than 11,800 launches throughout the 11-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Aubrey Stueven) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, “Spartans,” are greeted by family and friends after returning to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, May 12, 2026, following a historic eleven-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8. CVW-8 logged more than 5,500 flight hours in support of Operation Epic Fury alone, and more than 11,800 launches throughout the 11-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Aubrey Stueven)

Dollars and Sense

Summary and Key Points: The House passed the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act 235-179, marking the first increase in Dependency...

North Korea Talk

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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...

M2020 Tank from North Korea. M2020 Tank from North Korea.

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...

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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...