Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 2013, two Iranian F-4 Phantoms moved to intercept a U.S. MQ-1 Predator flying in international airspace. After a...
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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
America's bombers and missiles did their job in Iran. The awkward part came after: key inventories — Tomahawks, Patriots, THAAD, anti-ship weapons — that...
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...
Ukraine War
Russia's economic crisis is so deep that the Kremlin may postpone — or cancel — its own September elections, unsure it can control even...
Ukraine War
Zelensky says he has personally approved a 40-day operation to force Russia to end the war — and that Ukraine has obtained Russia's own...
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...
The Treaty
A 39-year-old former Russian serviceman has threatened a military revolt against Putin in a series of videos — one viewed more than 11 million...
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...
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...
Dollars and Sense
Key Points and Summary – SNAP benefits were disrupted during the fall shutdown, triggering state-by-state chaos and emergency actions. -Some governors restored full November...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA flying-wing bomber is sliding right, likely into the 2030s. -Five brakes stand out: bomber-scale stealth coatings...