Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy Can’t Miss the AIP Submarine Advantage -Air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines are reshaping undersea warfare. Sweden, Japan, and...
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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
Iran proved during the war that it can choke off a fifth of the world's oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Now Gulf states...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia is reportedly pressuring Belarus to join its war on Ukraine — even threatening to cut financial support, per the Wall Street Journal. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy can no longer outbuild China, which already has the world's largest fleet — so it's rethinking what a fleet is. Its...
Ukraine War
Russia was once again hit by overnight strikes by Ukrainian forces, this time striking two additional Russian oil refineries in Ufa, some 1,500 kilometers...
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...
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
Iran fired on a cargo ship off Oman on Thursday — hours after warning vessels not to use a new UN-backed route through the...
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...
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
Key Points and Summary – America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a dangerous squeeze. The Navy’s 12-boat Columbia-class program is slipping right as the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Debates over the “death” of the aircraft carrier ignore a basic reality: nothing else can do what a big-deck...