Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – To counter China’s formidable anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) threat, the U.S. Navy is pivoting to a “Distributed Maritime Operations” strategy. -This...
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Ukraine struck nearly 900 kilometers into Russia overnight, hitting the plant that builds the launchers for the same Iskander missiles Russia fires at Ukrainian...
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
After an Iranian drone hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
For the first time, all 22 generals who command America's Air National Guard fighter squadrons signed one letter to Congress, warning the U.S. Air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
South Korea is moving to build nuclear-powered attack submarines for the first time — joining an exclusive club of just six nations that operate...
Ukraine War
Rebuilding Ukraine will cost nearly $588 billion, according to the latest official estimate — nearly three times the country's annual economic output. But money,...
Ukraine War
Ukraine has turned its drone war into open coercion — President Zelensky has announced a 40-day operation aimed squarely at forcing Russia to negotiate....
Ukraine War
Ukraine has spent the summer methodically choking off Crimea — the fuel, the tourists, the supply routes — and the squeeze is now impossible...
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 USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s next-generation supercarrier, was plagued by massive delays and cost overruns...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s “carrier-killer” missile strategy relies on three key land-based systems. The DF-21D is the original, a medium-range ballistic missile...