The Treaty
Vladimir Putin is now a partner in crime and an ostensible dear friend of Kim Jong Un as well as Xi Jinping. Each leader...
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Dollars and Sense
Right now, a meaningful share of the oil that keeps the global economy moving is not being pumped from the ground. It is being...
The Treaty
The Biggest Threat to Trump’s Iran Deal Isn’t in Tehran — It’s Several Hundred Miles West, in Beirut
Summary and Key Points: For weeks, the story has been sanctions, enrichment, and inspections. But the thing most likely to sink Trump’s Iran diplomacy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia Spent Years Perfecting Drone Warfare Against Ukraine — Now It Can’t Keep Ukraine’s Drones Out
Summary and Key Points: For years, Russia terrorized Ukrainian cities with cheap drones. Now the weapon has turned around on Moscow, exposing a hole...
Ukraine War
Russia is bleeding up to 1,500 men a day in the Ukraine war — enough that the army must rebuild a full division every...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: There’s a single island in the Persian Gulf through which Iran ships 90 percent of its oil — and planners...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: It weighs 35 pounds, a single soldier can fire it, and it has terrorized the Russian air force across two...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: It sounds invented, but it actually flew. In the 1930s, the U.S. Navy built two enormous airships — the Akron...
Ukraine War
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s own polls show Putin is as popular as ever — with approval near 80 percent and no sign of...
Ukraine War
Summary and Key Points: Russia can’t seem to fight a war without breaking something — and the latest casualty is its own budget, thanks...
Ukraine War
Summary and Key Points: Picture the war in Ukraine ending tomorrow on terms Putin can sell. The map might look like a draw. Russia’s...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: It was intended as a demonstration of American power. Instead, argues national-security editor Brandon Weichert, it’s becoming a lesson in...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Every party in the Middle East says it wants the war to end — the U.S., Israel, Iran, and the...
The Treaty
Under growing pressure from Ukrainian drone strikes on its own territory, Russia launched one of its largest air attacks against Ukraine overnight on June...
Dollars and Sense
China’s crude oil imports have collapsed since the Iran War began, but global oil markets have so far avoided the supply shock many analysts...
Dollars and Sense
Iran has time on its side — and every week the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, the danger to the global economy grows. A...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: With Iran’s blockade choking the Strait of Hormuz, America has quietly become the world’s oil backstop — shipping record crude...
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...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
At a recent meeting with senior Pentagon acquisition and industry officials, the conversation started with an overview followed by one set of instructions. Whatever...
Ukraine War
Narva is a pristine city in Estonia, rich in history, culture, and conflict. Located adjacent to the Russian border, Narva and its Estonian inhabitants...