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Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Sunset Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Sunset

The Treaty

Summary and Key Points: Iran has quietly built the legal and bureaucratic machinery to take permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz. -In May...

F-35 Near the Flag

Dollars and Sense

Summary and Key Points: Canada has selected Sweden’s Saab GlobalEye as its new Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced...

Pacific Ocean (November 3, 2003) -- During Tiger Cruise aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing Eleven personnel participate in a flag unfurling rehearsal with the help of fellow tigers on the flight deck. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are in route to Nimitz homeport of San Diego, California after an eight-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo.

Dollars and Sense

Summary and Key Points: Iran has done more than close the Strait of Hormuz — it has claimed ownership of the route that carries...

JAS 39 Gripen

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Summary and Key Points: Volodymyr Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced today, May 28, 2026, that Ukraine will receive up to 36...

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Kirov-Class Russian Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Summary and Key Points: Ukraine has done something planners thought impossible: cripple a great power’s navy without having one of its own. -Over four...

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 355th Wing taxi in formation on the runway at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 9, 2022. The 355th Wing maintains and operates A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, HH-60G Pave Hawks and HC-130J Combat King IIs ensuring its Airmen and aircraft are ready to fly, fight and win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alex Miller) U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 355th Wing taxi in formation on the runway at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 9, 2022. The 355th Wing maintains and operates A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, HH-60G Pave Hawks and HC-130J Combat King IIs ensuring its Airmen and aircraft are ready to fly, fight and win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alex Miller)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Summary and Key Points: The A-10 “Warthog” is the plane the U.S. Air Force keeps trying to retire — and Congress keeps refusing to...

Libre Aircraft Carrier Naval Group Image Libre Aircraft Carrier Naval Group Image

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

France is building an 80,000-ton nuclear supercarrier, the FS France Libre — twice the displacement of the Charles de Gaulle and the largest warship...

Ukraine War

Su-25

Ukraine War

Summary and Key Points: Russia has lost an estimated 250 to 400 aircraft over Ukraine, including Su-25 attack jets, Su-34 strike fighters, and —...

Drones Drones

Ukraine War

Summary and Key Points: Ukrainian long-range drones have struck 24 of Russia’s 33 major oil refineries since 2022, knocking out roughly a quarter of...

Putin Back in 2023. Image Credit: Russian Federation Putin Back in 2023. Image Credit: Russian Federation

Ukraine War

We are so used to Vladimir Putin leading Russia that it rarely seems that there could be a different president someday. He has created...

The Treaty

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over the Florida Panhandle, Dec. 14, 2022. Aerial refueling allows pilots to stay airborne for longer periods of time, increasing the mission capabilities individual aircraft can support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)

The Treaty

Summary and Key Points: Despite America’s intense bombing in Operation Epic Fury, Iran is rapidly rebuilding its missile and drone arsenal — roughly half...

(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Bennie J. Davis III) (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Bennie J. Davis III)

The Treaty

A fifth round of talks to end the Iran war is underway, but there’s little sign of a breakthrough. The proposed 60-day ceasefire would...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility May 21, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin W. Moore) A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility May 21, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin W. Moore)

The Treaty

Summary and Key Points: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a U.S. base in Kuwait on May 28, after American forces hit Iranian military infrastructure...

Dollars and Sense

Sailors prepare to man the rails as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 25. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)

Dollars and Sense

Summary and Key Points: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has removed roughly a billion barrels of oil from the market, triggering the...

Putin in March of 2024. Russian State Media Photo. Putin in March of 2024. Russian State Media Photo.

Dollars and Sense

Russia’s economy has held together not just because of oil revenue, but because the Kremlin is quietly forcing state banks to finance the war...

President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley) President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

America’s emergency oil stockpile is shrinking at one of the fastest rates ever recorded as the war with Iran continues to disrupt energy flows...

North Korea Talk

Donald Trump Cabinet Meeting

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...

Russia and North Korea Russia and North Korea

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...