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Dollars and Sense
Most accounts credit U.S. firepower or Iranian resilience for ending the war. This analysis argues the real story was oil — and the outcome...
The Treaty
Speaking in the UAE, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned there can be no end to the region's conflicts while Iranian-backed militias launch attacks...
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
Putin says Russia is "ready for peace talks" — but the catch is in the fine print. He'll only negotiate "on the basis of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In the 1980s, Japan set out to build its own modern fighter jet, a symbol of its high-tech rise. Washington pressured Tokyo to abandon...
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...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's foreign minister, Andriy Sybiha, says his country has proven there are "no safe places in Russia" — its drones now reach 2,000 kilometers...
Ukraine War
A new American missile built specifically for Ukraine — designated the AGM-188A and nicknamed the "Rusty Dagger" — may have just struck a Russian...
Ukraine War
Time is running out for Vladimir Putin, says Estonia's foreign-intelligence chief: Russia has perhaps four or five months left to dictate peace terms from...
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...