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Ukraine War
As leaders including President Trump gather in Ankara for the NATO summit, a new warning argues the event could be too tempting a target...
Ukraine War
Ukrainian drones attached and hit fighter hangars at two Crimean air bases — and Kyiv says the aircraft losses run into the hundreds of...
Ukraine War
Western media is celebrating Ukraine's burning-refinery strikes as proof the war has turned. This contrarian analysis urges caution: we heard the same after "Russia's...
Ukraine War
Fresh off a week on Ukraine's front lines, analyst Michael Rubin makes a provocative case ahead of the NATO summit: the alliance now needs...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The warnings from Washington keep coming, sources close to Poland's president say: Russia is planning an armed "provocation" against Poland — missiles on power...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Something flew toward Moscow at unusually high altitude — and Russia's own Defense Ministry confirmed intercepting a "long-range operational-tactical missile," without saying whose. Russian...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, just completed its longest deployment ever — 40 days at sea, sailed provocatively near Japan as a signal...
Ukraine War
Russia's latest mass attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 civilians as Ukraine's Air Force warned of a "serious shortage" of interceptor missiles. OSINT...
Ukraine War
President Trump said July 6 that Vladimir Putin "does feel pressure" and an end to the war may be closer than people realize. The...
Ukraine War
Fuel shortages have spread across nearly all of Russia's regions, with rationing reaching Moscow and elites waiting up to 18 hours in gas lines....
The Treaty
Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly asked to emerge from hiding to bury his father in Mashhad on July 9 — but security...
The Treaty
Five months after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Khamenei in the war's opening wave, Iran has begun a week-long state funeral it calls...
The Treaty
NBC News reported that Iran and Oman presented the United States with a proposal to administer the Strait of Hormuz, including jointly collecting fees...
Dollars and Sense
The Iran conflict triggered what the IEA calls the greatest threat to global energy security in history, halting roughly a fifth of global oil...
Dollars and Sense
A new Financial Times poll found 58 percent of voters believe the Iran conflict was not worth the cost, echoing surveys from Quinnipiac, CBS,...
Dollars and Sense
The oil crisis grabbed the headlines. The food crisis may be the one that lasts. The Strait of Hormuz carries a third of the...
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...