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Swedish soldiers with the Wartofta Tank Company, Skaraborg Regiment in a Stridsvagn 122 main battle tank conduct the defensive operations lane during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, June 7, 2018. U.S. Army Europe and the German Army co-host the third Strong Europe Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area, June 3 - 8, 2018. The Strong Europe Tank Challenge is an annual training event designed to give participating nations a dynamic, productive and fun environment in which to foster military partnerships, form Soldier-level relationships, and share tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

Ukraine War

NATO Needs Ukraine More Than Ukraine Needs NATO

Fresh off a week on Ukraine's front lines, analyst Michael Rubin makes a provocative case ahead of the NATO summit: the alliance now needs...

Michael RubinJuly 3, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine War Has Killed or Wounded 2 Million People — Russia’s Dead Outnumber Every U.S. War Loss Since WWII Combined, Four Times Over

The numbers in a new CSIS study are almost too large to grasp: over 2 million casualties, 450,000 Russians dead — more than four...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 2, 2026

Putin in August 2021 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

Putin Just Ordered His Generals to Draw Up a Plan to Take Kyiv — and Ukraine’s Top Commander Explained Why It Won’t Happen

Ukraine's commander-in-chief says Putin has ordered his General Staff to draw up options for a new offensive — one launched from Belarus, aimed at...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 1, 2026

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Everyone’s Watching the Strait of Hormuz for Oil: The Bigger Threat Moving Through It Is the One That Ends Up on Your Grocery Bill

Everyone is watching the Strait of Hormuz for oil. The bigger threat moving through it feeds the world: the natural gas and sulfur behind...

Brandon WeichertJuly 1, 2026

Putin Speaking to Large Crowd in 2019 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

Putin Thought Admitting the Fuel Crisis Would Shrink the Story: Instead He Revealed the Trap Ukraine Has Quietly Built Around Him

When Putin admitted Russia's fuel shortages, he meant to look like a state in control. Instead he confirmed what Ukraine has quietly engineered: not...

Andrew LathamJune 30, 2026

Putin in June 2020 Russian Federation Photo

The Treaty

Putin Spent Four Years Projecting Confidence: His Admission This Weekend Was the First Real Crack in the Armor

For four years Putin projected nothing but confidence. This weekend that cracked: he admitted Russia faces a fuel deficit as Ukrainian drones torched yet...

Harrison KassJune 29, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine Has Turned Russia’s Heartland Into a Battlefield — and That Still Won’t Be Enough to Win the War

Ukraine has done real damage deep inside Russia — burning refineries, hunting fuel convoys, turning the rear into a battlefield Moscow can no longer...

Andrew LathamJune 29, 2026

Putin in August of 2022 Image Credit Russian Federation

Ukraine War

Putin Prized Crimea Above Every Other Conquest: Now It’s Going Dark, Running Dry, and Slipping Out of His Hands

Crimea is the territory Putin prized above every other conquest — and right now it's blacked out, rationing fuel, and under emergency rule his...

Harry J. KazianisJune 28, 2026

Ukraine DART Weapon Image Credit Ukraine Military

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Found a Way to Hit Deep Inside Russia That Air Defenses Can’t Touch — and It Starts in the Stratosphere

Russia's air defenses are built to catch threats that come in fast and low. Ukraine's newest deep-strike weapon is neither — it falls silently...

Reuben JohnsonJune 28, 2026

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Ukraine War

NATO Needs Ukraine More Than Ukraine Needs NATO

Ukraine War

Ukraine War Has Killed or Wounded 2 Million People — Russia’s Dead Outnumber Every U.S. War Loss Since WWII Combined, Four Times Over

Ukraine War

Putin Just Ordered His Generals to Draw Up a Plan to Take Kyiv — and Ukraine’s Top Commander Explained Why It Won’t Happen

Dollars and Sense

Everyone’s Watching the Strait of Hormuz for Oil: The Bigger Threat Moving Through It Is the One That Ends Up on Your Grocery Bill

Ukraine War

Putin Thought Admitting the Fuel Crisis Would Shrink the Story: Instead He Revealed the Trap Ukraine Has Quietly Built Around Him

The Treaty

Putin Spent Four Years Projecting Confidence: His Admission This Weekend Was the First Real Crack in the Armor

Ukraine War

Ukraine Has Turned Russia’s Heartland Into a Battlefield — and That Still Won’t Be Enough to Win the War

Ukraine War

Putin Prized Crimea Above Every Other Conquest: Now It’s Going Dark, Running Dry, and Slipping Out of His Hands

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Found a Way to Hit Deep Inside Russia That Air Defenses Can’t Touch — and It Starts in the Stratosphere

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