Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s lone aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, has been undergoing extensive maintenance and repairs for years, casting doubt on its return...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Can Trump Extricate Himself from the Iran War?: When President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to invade Iraq almost a quarter century ago,...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Almost every conversation about the Iran War points the same way — toward Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz, the warships...
The Treaty
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has found himself in a mess, or perhaps it is better to say he has created one for himself....
The Treaty
The United States has been effectively defeated by Iran in this year’s war. US President Donald Trump has been unable to coerce acceptable terms...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: On paper, the Iran war is winding down: Trump says a deal could come within days, and his secretary of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The JH-XX or J-36 is an American designation for a suspected Chinese regional stealth bomber, reportedly developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC). It...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: On the surface, the Iran war has stalled into a tense ceasefire. Underneath, the regime is coming apart: prices are...
Ukraine War
Kremlin Warns Of “New Paradigm” In Ukraine War: Here’s What That Means: As Ukraine finds its feet as a drone operator, conducting deeper and...
Ukraine War
How Long Can Russia Last in the War Against Ukraine?: The Russo-Ukrainian war is in its final stages. I predict that an extended ceasefire...
Ukraine War
After four years of fighting in Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises of the war is that Russia’s economy never collapsed fully in the...
The Treaty
The greatest danger facing the United States in its war of choice against the Islamic Republic of Iran is not a sudden decision by...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Ask most people what an oil shortage looks like, and they’ll say expensive gas. They won’t say a bakery asking...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Strip away the politics, and Trump’s war on Iran reads like two completely different stories. In one, it’s a stunning...
Dollars and Sense
When Ukraine’s parliament confirmed its new defense minister this January, it made a bet almost no country at war would dare: it handed its...
Dollars and Sense
The United States is drawing down both its emergency oil reserves and commercial stockpiles as the war with Iran continues. In an effort to...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Here’s a thought experiment one national security analyst can’t shake: what if the Strait of Hormuz simply stays closed —...
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
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...
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...