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Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform an aerial demonstration during the Aviation Nation 2022 airshow at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 4, 2022. The Thunderbirds perform maneuvers that test and showcase what is required from every combat aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)

Ukraine War

‘Shoot the Archer’: There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin’s Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters

Reuben F. Johnson relays retired Admiral Mark Montgomery's argument, made in the Washington Post, that Kyiv must move from deflecting Russian missiles to shooting...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2024) The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training ship, JS Kashima (TV-3508), middle, and Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, September 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Isaac Seitz reports on a new study by an international coalition of marine scientists warning that the vessels idling outside the Strait of Hormuz...

Isaac SeitzAugust 4, 2026

HIMARS Test US Military Creative Commons Photo

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget Hormuz and the Fifth of the World’s Oil It Carried: A Second Chokepoint Is in Play, and the Detour Runs Around All of Africa

Steve Balestrieri reports that the Houthis have declared an embargo on Saudi ports and are threatening the Bab el-Mandeb, the chokepoint their statements call...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 4, 2026

Ukraine War

‘It Looks Like a Volcano Exploding’: Putin’s Oil and Gas Crisis Could Get Far Worse and No Missiles or Drones are Needed

Reuben F. Johnson relays Jamestown Foundation analyst Paul Goble's argument that drone strikes are far from the only threat to Russian oil: aging Soviet-era...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Washington Just Got Handed the Deal It Spent the War Opposing: Iran Would Get Control of the Strait of Hormuz for Three Months

Brandon J. Weichert argues the Iran-Oman arrangement now in its final stages is nothing like the deal Trump describes. Citing Al Jazeera, Reuters, and...

Brandon WeichertAugust 4, 2026

Putin Thinking Back in 2016 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

Russian Authorities Say a Woman Claiming to Carry a Gift for the Air Force Chief Brought a Bomb to a Dinner Reportedly in His Honor

Reuben F. Johnson reports on the Moscow bombing that appeared to target VKS commander Aleksandr Chayko at a private gathering reportedly in his honor....

Reuben JohnsonAugust 3, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

The Treaty

Forget Whether Trump Will Finally Pull the Trigger on Iran: The Real Question Is Whether America Can Afford to Keep Making the Threat

Jack Buckby traces a pattern running since March: Trump sets a deadline for Iran, threatens a massive escalation, then extends, pauses, or cancels at...

Jack BuckbyAugust 3, 2026

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others, makes an announcement on coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Oil Could Hit $150 Per Barrel and Economic Agony for America: If the Iran War Keeps Going and the Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed

Iran War Ending? We Should Hope So: The world is sitting in stunned confusion (perhaps pleasant surprise is a better term, considering where it...

Brandon WeichertAugust 3, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York City, Friday, July 17, 2026, ahead of the World Cup Final on Sunday. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Donald Trump Has Lost the Iran War and He Has No Way to Fix It Now

While many are breathing a sigh of relief over President Donald J. Trump’s apparent de-escalation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, there remain some...

Brandon WeichertAugust 3, 2026

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Ukraine War

‘Shoot the Archer’: There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin’s Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget Hormuz and the Fifth of the World’s Oil It Carried: A Second Chokepoint Is in Play, and the Detour Runs Around All of Africa

Ukraine War

‘It Looks Like a Volcano Exploding’: Putin’s Oil and Gas Crisis Could Get Far Worse and No Missiles or Drones are Needed

Dollars and Sense

Washington Just Got Handed the Deal It Spent the War Opposing: Iran Would Get Control of the Strait of Hormuz for Three Months

Ukraine War

Russian Authorities Say a Woman Claiming to Carry a Gift for the Air Force Chief Brought a Bomb to a Dinner Reportedly in His Honor

The Treaty

Forget Whether Trump Will Finally Pull the Trigger on Iran: The Real Question Is Whether America Can Afford to Keep Making the Threat

Dollars and Sense

Oil Could Hit $150 Per Barrel and Economic Agony for America: If the Iran War Keeps Going and the Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed

The Treaty

Donald Trump Has Lost the Iran War and He Has No Way to Fix It Now

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