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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Iran deal Trump signed explicitly bans both sides from threatening force. On Tuesday, he made another implied threat anyway — "I'll do what...
Ukraine War
Russia's war dead can be buried quietly, far from the capital. Its wounded cannot. Hundreds of thousands of men are coming home from Ukraine...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine's strikes on Russia aren't just about oil anymore. Increasingly, Kyiv is going after the plants that build Russia's missiles — the "single points...
Ukraine War
Crimea was supposed to be Putin's greatest achievement — the "sacred" symbol of Russian power he seized in 2014. Now half the peninsula has...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2004, the U.S. Army bet $160 billion on the Future Combat System — a fleet of networked, drone-powered vehicles meant to replace the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983 — and Trump says that without an Iran deal, it would have...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Putin is running out of good options — and out of men. With nearly 1.2 million casualties and recruitment falling, Russia is reportedly resorting...
Ukraine War
Putin keeps insisting Ukraine is on the verge of collapse — even as a quarter of Russia's refineries burn, the fuel runs out, and...
Ukraine War
"We will not be intimidated by the lack of light." That's the defiant message from Sevastopol's Russian-installed governor after Ukrainian drones plunged Crimea's largest...
Ukraine War
Ukraine says it has destroyed a key rail bridge into Crimea — then struck the repair crews sent to fix it. Half the peninsula...
The Treaty
If America walked away from NATO, what would Europe actually lose? Not mainly soldiers, this analysis argues, but the alliance's "eyes and ears" —...
The Treaty
Trump bombed Iran in February to cripple the regime and give its people the chance to overthrow it — "probably your only chance for...
The Treaty
The US-Iran deal isn't a breakthrough, this analysis argues — it's a mutual exit ramp both sides will spin as a win. Washington wants...
Dollars and Sense
Trump says there are "no tolls, no insurance costs, and no other charges" in the Strait of Hormuz — and threatens to end talks...
Dollars and Sense
When the Iran war sent gas prices surging, Americans drove less, took transit, and rushed to buy hybrids and EVs. But the shift won't...
Dollars and Sense
As many as 11,000 seafarers have been trapped in the Persian Gulf for months, stranded by the conflict. Now they're finally being evacuated —...
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...
The Treaty
Would Australia ever consider a purchase or even leasing older, U.S. navy nuclear-powered attack submarines? The idea seemed almost crazy nearly ten years ago...