Ukraine War A Ukraine Victory Could Mean the End of Putin — and Possibly Russia As We Know It Kyiv was supposed to fall in three days. It didn't. The war wasn't supposed to last four years. It has. That record, this analysis... Alexander MotylJune 17, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Russia Is Now Launching More Than 1,000 Drones and Missiles in a Single Attack. Ukraine Can’t Stop Them All Russia is now launching more than 1,000 drones and missiles in a single attack — and Ukraine is running low on the Patriot interceptors... Brent M. EastwoodJune 17, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The Design Flaw That Makes Russian Tanks Explode Has Been Known for Decades. Russia Keeps Using It Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a world leader in the production and development of tanks. Tanks like the T-64 and T-72... Isaac SeitzJune 16, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Risky Business: Iran Could Get Massive $300 Billion Investment Package in Deal The most controversial part of Trump's Iran deal may not be the nuclear terms — it's the money. Reports say Iran could access up... Jack BuckbyJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Optics Look Bad for Donald Trump: The Leaked Iran Deal Includes a $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund The leaked Iran deal includes a $300 billion reconstruction fund — and one analyst says the optics could burn Trump, even though the White... Harrison KassJune 16, 2026
The Treaty Israel Asked to See the Iran Deal. The Trump Administration Said Nope For decades the U.S.-Israel bond was called unbreakable. Trump's Iran deal is testing it. Israel asked to see the agreement; Washington said no. Trump... Jack BuckbyJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Oil Business Is Shifting From Hormuz to Houston. The Iran War May Have Made It Permanent The Iran war may end Friday, but one shift it triggered could be permanent: the oil business moving from Hormuz to Houston. The UAE... Steve BalestrieriJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense The U.S. Oil Reserve Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since 1983. China’s Holds More Than a Billion Barrel The Strait of Hormuz is reopening — but the crisis may have changed the oil market for good. The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve just... Jack BuckbyJune 16, 2026
Ukraine War Russia’s T-14 Armata Tank Hasn’t Been Cancelled. But It’s Dropped Off the Face of the Earth Russia's T-14 Armata was hailed in 2014 as its most advanced tank — the future of its armored force. A decade later it's never... Isaac SeitzJune 16, 2026