Ukraine War Putin Can’t Afford to Lose the Ukraine War — and He Can’t Easily Win It Either Putin won't be toppled tomorrow — he's spent years coup-proofing his rule. But this analysis argues his invasion of Ukraine may prove the slow... Jack BuckbyJune 17, 2026
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
The Treaty Europe Refuses to Spend on Defense. That Means America Needs to Stop Defending Europe Rather than telling Europe how much to spend on its defense, the Trump administration should begin a phased military disengagement from the continent. Doug BandowJune 16, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More America Spent Decades as NATO’s Backbone. It’s Now Telling Europe to Carry Its Own Weight Fifty fighter jets. An aircraft carrier. A submarine. And every one of America's refueling tankers in Europe. The U.S. might be pulling back the... Jack BuckbyJune 14, 2026
Ukraine War Putin’s Military Is In Real Trouble in Ukraine: Russia Is Now Losing More Soldiers Than It Can Recruit Russia is offering men $80,000 to fight in Ukraine and $140,000 in debt relief — and recruitment still fell 20 percent this year. For... Harry J. KazianisJune 14, 2026
Ukraine War The Cracks in Putin’s Rule Are Real for the First Time. The Machine to Remove Him in Russia Still Doesn’t Exist For the first time, the cracks in Putin's rule are real — a shrinking economy, a stalled war, an elite near schism. And for... Harry J. KazianisJune 14, 2026
The Treaty The U.S. Military Reportedly Planned to Send Troops Into Iran to Seize Its Uranium. Then Trump Hit Pause The plan was so secret the Pentagon's top general flew the Atlantic rather than discuss it on an encrypted line: send U.S. troops into... Reuben JohnsonJune 13, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More ‘The Death Spiral Must Stop’: The UN’s Stark Plea as Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Power Grid "The death spiral must stop," the UN's chief told the Security Council as Russia battered Ukraine's power grid before winter. Moscow's reply: a warning... Steve BalestrieriJune 13, 2026
Ukraine War All 32 NATO Members Reportedly Agree on One Date: 2029, When Russia Could Threaten the Alliance All 32 NATO members reportedly agree on one unsettling date: 2029, when Russia could regain the power to threaten the alliance. The paradox? Russia... Harrison KassJune 13, 2026