Dollars and Sense
One of the critical elements of modern warfare, reinforced by the war in Ukraine, is the importance of air superiority and the need to...
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The Treaty
Rather than telling Europe how much to spend on its defense, the Trump administration should begin a phased military disengagement from the continent.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Iran didn't beat the United States symmetrically — it closed the Strait of Hormuz with minimal force and kept the U.S. fleet at a...
The Treaty
"The object in war is to obtain a better peace," one scholar writes — "and a better peace has not been obtained." By his...
The Treaty
The US-Iran memorandum signed Monday isn't peace — it's a 60-day framework. And the biggest threat to it isn't at the table: Israel says...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump calls it the largest covert maritime operation in history. One analyst says it was a marginal workaround that exposed a defeat: to beat...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Kyiv is called the City of Golden Domes. Monday night, those domes reflected flames after a Russian strike hit the 1,000-year-old Pechersk Lavra monastery,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
One analyst counted just 203 of Russia's T-80 tanks parked outside a single plant — a snapshot of staggering losses, with Oryx tallying nearly...
Ukraine War
Russia has the world's third-largest strategic-bomber fleet — and can't build most of it. The Tu-95 and Tu-22M haven't been produced since 1993, the...
Ukraine War
Could Putin still use a tactical nuclear weapon? One scholar's honest answer is yes — Russia has them, its doctrine allows first use, and...
Ukraine War
Hours after a Ukrainian drone set a major Moscow refinery ablaze, a top Russian oil producer capped gasoline purchases at 20 liters a car...
The Treaty
The Iran deal hinges on something Washington can't control: whether Israel stops fighting in Lebanon. Netanyahu says the "struggle is not over"; his security...
The Treaty
Washington says Hormuz is permanently toll-free. Iran says 60 days, then come the fees. Those positions can't both be true — and normally that...
The Treaty
Whatever gets signed in Switzerland on Friday, the war's most consequential outcome may be a conclusion forming in Tehran that no agreement can undo:...
Dollars and Sense
Two weeks before the ceasefire, oil executives warned Trump that America's emergency reserves were draining fast enough to risk a crisis — the hidden...
Dollars and Sense
"Victory on paper, defeat in practice," one analyst warns: the Iran war may be ending, but the economic bill is just arriving. By his...
Dollars and Sense
The Iran war's most lasting hit to Trump may be in American living rooms, not the Gulf. His own Fed pick signaled rate cuts...
North Korea Talk
North Korea stalled, negotiated, and built the bomb anyway — and its 2022 doctrine orders everything launched if its leaders are ever struck. Kim...
North Korea Talk
The recent North Korea–China summit highlights Beijing’s increasing concern over Moscow’s growing influence in Pyongyang. Since the Ukraine war began, Russia and North Korea...
North Korea Talk
Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...
North Korea Talk
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. could intercept incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) using advanced and developing missile defense technologies. -Ground-based interceptors in Alaska...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Top Takeaways: The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party conducted a wargame exploring a potential U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan. The...