The Treaty
Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to...
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Ukraine War
A former British diplomat points to the Blitz: bombing civilians has historically stiffened resistance rather than broken it. He also warns about the durability...
Ukraine War
Unlike the shortage that ran from May to July, this one has reached the Moscow region. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan buy their processed fuel...
Ukraine War
Reuben F. Johnson argues Putin's remaining strategy is to out-suffer Ukraine: the economist fired for saying Russia is falling behind, ISW data showing stalled...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Jack Buckby breaks down the weekend's deep strikes: FP-1 drones hit a Rosneft refinery and reach Ozon, seven of Wildberries' ten biggest hubs sit...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Reuben F. Johnson reports on CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced Moscow visit, tracing the aircraft's route through the base that serves America's most senior...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia is already involved in extensive “gray zone” warfare against NATO members. But Moscow is stating to make threats it could act on.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The missile costs around a million pounds a unit on runs measured in the hundreds. Sourcing the components would be slow and complicated, and...
Ukraine War
The immediate problem for Ukraine, however, is the ongoing barrage of Russian ballistic missiles that shows no sign of slowing down.
Ukraine War
The Afipsky plant is a significant diesel source for the Russian economy and military, and it sits close to the front. Fire spread through...
Ukraine War
Moscow’s goal is to leave city residents without electricity and heat during the subzero winter months.
The Treaty
Diplomats in Middle Eastern embassies will be well prepared for another emergency evacuation, particularly having gone through the process less than six months ago.
The Treaty
Sanctions look like the new plan to get Iran into a new agreement. It might not work out the way Team Trump.
The Treaty
The White House fact sheet names five sectors and no countries. China, which took the great majority of Iran's oil exports last year, was...
Dollars and Sense
For Republicans, the danger now is that these pressures converge and worsen by November.
Dollars and Sense
A report published by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) in March found that China buys more than 90% of Iran’s total...
Dollars and Sense
Bessent has avoided specific questions over whether Chinese banks could be sanctioned, but told the press last week that, “no one is above the...
North Korea Talk
Georgia Gilholy reports on Lavrov's world-order message to Pyongyang, Zelensky's claim that up to fifty thousand more troops could follow the Kursk deployment, Reuters-reported...
North Korea Talk
Trump ordered joint exercises with South Korea scaled back and praised Kim Jong-Un, drawing sharp criticism as Seoul stays muted.
North Korea Talk
Roughly 9,500 are already there. Reuters reports North Korean supplies have at times covered around half of Russia's frontline munitions, and the next contingent...
The Treaty
Is war between Hezbollah and Israel next? Against the backdrop of the October 7th attacks by the Hamas terrorist organization, Israel became embroiled in...
Dollars and Sense
When I joined the U.S. Navy in 1995, warfare was dominated by physical battlegrounds and traditional combat tactics. Today, that landscape has shifted dramatically....