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...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
America Can’t Simply Bomb Iran Again — It Burned Through Years’ Worth Of Missiles And Interceptors In 39 Days: As the ceasefire between the...
Ukraine War
Russia Might Actually Win the War in Ukraine. That Could Be the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to It
Summary and Key Points: For three years, the West has waited for Russia to crack — and it hasn’t. Moscow absorbed the sanctions, replaced...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ankara, Turkey – After years of rumors, the state-controlled Chinese Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster has confirmed reports that the Chengdu J-10CE fighter aircraft operated...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Last July, I spent two days at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outside Dayton, Ohio, walking among the aircraft that represent...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: DARPA and the U.S. Air Force are developing Next Generation Responsive Strike, a reusable hypersonic strike aircraft designed to fly...
Ukraine War
Russia’s economic forecast is gloomy, with slow growth predicted for 2026. Economic forecasts range from around 0.8% to 1.1% of GDP, according to the...
Ukraine War
By some estimates, Russia has recruited tens of thousands of foreign fighters to support its war in Ukraine. The countries of origin of these...
Ukraine War
Recent reports suggest a shift within Russia whereby influential voices within the political establishment are increasingly questioning the trajectory of the Ukraine war. The...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Most people picture China’s South China Sea islands as little more than runways carved out of the sea. The reality...
The Treaty
Prior to the ongoing war in the Middle East, Iran’s economy was not in the greatest shape. Despite economic partnerships with China and Russia,...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has done something he hasn’t done in over four years of war: written directly to Vladimir...
Dollars and Sense
Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg’s story of a group of World War II soldiers venturing behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied France to rescue a...
Dollars and Sense
Ankara, Turkey – The London Financial Times reports that the UK Treasury is preparing to seize control of spending on the Global Combat Air Program...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Australia’s six Collins-class submarines were meant to be the pride of its navy. Instead came defective welds, propellers too loud...
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...
North Korea Talk
It’s deeply troubling to see Russia and North Korea upgrade their military relationship. Not because of an ambiguous promise that Moscow might come to...
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...