North Korea Talk
It’s deeply troubling to see Russia and North Korea upgrade their military relationship. Not because of an ambiguous promise that Moscow might come to...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
At a San Antonio rally, Trump doubled down on his warning that a nuclear-armed Iran could strike American cities, saying the U.S. had no...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Athens that Iran has "lost complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz, noting almost as much oil...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump is reportedly weighing a fresh offensive against Iran before the November midterms, with the Pentagon preparing options for potentially massive strikes on energy...
Ukraine War
Russia is expanding its air war on Ukraine ahead of winter, targeting power plants, water facilities, ports and trains. Its newest Geran drones use...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia's overnight missile and drone barrage on Ukraine showed how badly Kyiv's air defenses are stretched. Patriot interceptors can take years to build, while...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has lost control of the Strait of Hormuz, and one analyst says he's mostly right. The IRGC...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia has threatened a nuclear response if NATO threatens Kaliningrad, the exclave bordering Lithuania, where thousands of new volunteers are preparing for a possible...
Ukraine War
Russia opened its annual winter air campaign on Putin's birthday, firing more than seventy missiles and dozens of drones at Ukraine's power plants and...
Ukraine War
Putin used his Valdai speech to warn that escalating retaliation with the West could reach a “fatal point of no return,” cautioning against threats...
Ukraine War
Mykhailo Fedorov, the architect of Ukraine's unmanned forces whom Zelenskyy fired as defense minister, says Kyiv has no time to worry about the ethics...
The Treaty
The Pentagon has reportedly ordered CENTCOM to prepare a large new offensive against Iran, with options to hit nuclear and energy sites that could...
The Treaty
Vice President JD Vance says peace talks with Iran could move forward and the Strait of Hormuz could reopen if Tehran takes meaningful steps...
The Treaty
Midterms are often hard for the president's party, but one analyst argues the Iran war has made this one much worse for Republicans. Without...
Dollars and Sense
Oil prices are climbing again after Middle East exports had returned to pre-war levels. Brent jumped more than five percent on Thursday after only...
Dollars and Sense
Iraq has devalued the dinar as the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz closure push its oil exports onto a costlier overland route...
Dollars and Sense
Democrats lead Senate races in Texas, Kansas and Ohio in a new poll as many Republicans in tight races distance themselves from Trump.
North Korea Talk
Ukraine quietly handed two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea — a transfer Seoul says was supposed to stay secret, and one that...
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.
The Treaty
Vladimir Putin is now a partner in crime and an ostensible dear friend of Kim Jong Un as well as Xi Jinping. Each leader...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
At a recent meeting with senior Pentagon acquisition and industry officials, the conversation started with an overview followed by one set of instructions. Whatever...