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In 1997, the U.S. military quietly purchased 21 Soviet MiG-29 fighters from the tiny Eastern European country of Moldova—not from Russia, but from a...
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Ukraine War
For years, Moscow could pretend the war wasn't happening. Ukrainian drones burning refineries ten miles from the Kremlin have ended that. As "black, oily...
Dollars and Sense
Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday over Israel's war in Lebanon, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted oil was still...
Dollars and Sense
Iran now sees the Strait of Hormuz as a cash cow, one scholar argues — and the real danger of Trump's toll-free deal is...
The Treaty
Trump may bomb Iran again — but the likelier outcome, this analysis argues, is that he takes a thin deal, calls it a win,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The MiG-35 should have been a useful fighter for Russia — a cheaper, capable jet with much of the performance of heavier aircraft. Instead,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine's second strike on Moscow in three days may have knocked out a major refinery's entire output, Ukrainian analysts say. Two details stand out:...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Fighting in Lebanon nearly blew up the Iran deal in a single afternoon. An Israeli tank strike that killed four soldiers triggered retaliatory airstrikes...
Ukraine War
Biden wouldn't give Ukraine the missiles to strike Moscow, fearing it would hand Putin a pretext to escalate. One argument now holds that refusal...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's war may be about to reach a new country. President Zelensky gave Belarus a one-week ultimatum — remove the Russian drone equipment on...
Ukraine War
Ukraine has put Crimea under an almost total blockade — and Russia's own orders appear to admit it. A captured military document, cited by...
The Treaty
A new Haberman-Swan book claims Trump privately told Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk he wouldn't go to war with Iran — "We're not doing...
The Treaty
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire lasted hours — and its collapse has shut the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran closed the chokepoint Saturday, citing Israeli "violations,"...
The Treaty
Iran lost the war militarily — and may have won the negotiation anyway. US intelligence reportedly believes Iran can now shut the Strait of...
Dollars and Sense
Goldman Sachs says the Strait of Hormuz may never fully recover — and the Gulf isn't waiting to find out. The UAE and Saudi...
Dollars and Sense
Trump just admitted what drove the Iran deal: "We run out of reserves in about four weeks." Staying at war, he warned, could have...
Dollars and Sense
The leaked Iran deal includes a $300 billion reconstruction fund — and one analyst says the optics could burn Trump, even though the White...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan’s Taigei-class submarine—the “Big Whale”—is the first submarine class designed entirely around lithium-ion batteries, abandoning traditional Air-Independent Propulsion altogether. At just $700 million per...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy is now the world’s largest by hull count—and Beijing’s shipbuilding capacity is reportedly 230 times that of the United...