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Key Points and Summary – Turkish “peacekeepers” in Gaza would inflame conflict, given Ankara’s ties to Hamas and Ottoman-era baggage, and urges closing UNRWA...
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Ukraine War
Ukraine has promised Russia a punishing 40 days of strikes — and the deeper problem, this analysis argues, is that Putin has no good...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A new Wall Street Journal report suggests Washington wasn't fully honest about how badly Iran's missiles and drones damaged the U.S. Fifth Fleet's headquarters...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Iran's missiles and drones did more than $400 million in damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet's headquarters in Bahrain — including damage the Pentagon...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine's foreign intelligence chief has handed Zelensky an assessment naming five specific border crossings where Belarus, "under obvious Russian influence," is building ammunition depots,...
Ukraine War
Crimea declared a state of emergency Friday after weeks of Ukrainian strikes crippled its power and fuel — and viral video shows residents and...
Ukraine War
Growing Ukrainian Drone Strikes Overwhelm Russian Air Defenses: Ukraine is overwhelming Russia’s air defenses with a growing fleet of long-range drones that target oil...
Ukraine War
Ukraine sent more than 660 drones at Russia in a single night — one of the largest strikes of the war. But the deeper...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The X-51 Waverider’s 2013 flight—air-launched from a B-52 and accelerating to Mach 5.1—remains the longest air-breathing hypersonic run on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Ukraine’s war made drones the centerpiece of modern combat, shifting battlefields toward WWI-style positional fights as cheap FPV swarms...