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America Is Winning the Air War Over Iran. The War Keeps Going Anyway The early reports out of Central Command have a familiar feel...
Albert B. Wolf analyzes the frantic diplomatic efforts to pause the U.S.-Iran conflict. While President Trump has temporarily halted strikes, Wolf warns that desperate...
National security expert Brandon J. Weichert analyzes the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. As the global economy teeters under Iran's blockade, Weichert...
Iran Development: a Ceasefire and Peace Plan Has not Been Accepted by Iran Just what is going on with President Donald Trump’s peace plan...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
A growing number of public reports suggest that a U.S. F-35 hit by Iranian fire may have been detected by infrared, heat-seeking sensors, rather...
The War in Ukraine has sparked an accelerated arms race between Russia and Ukraine to field the most drones possible. Much focus has been...
The M60 “Patton” tank (not to be confused with the M60 “Pig” machine gun) is arguably second only to the M1 Abrams as the...
There is little arguing that the U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) supercarrier needs some serious downtime and repairs following its extended deployment...
6 Cruise Ships Trapped As Hormuz Crisis Escalates Thanks to Iran Six cruise ships remain stranded in ports across the Arabian Gulf after operations...
British journalist Georgia Gilholy breaks down the strategic paralysis gripping the Royal Canadian Air Force. Driven by a desire to reduce U.S. reliance, Ottawa's...
Summary and Key Points: Drawing on over a decade of experience covering national security, award-winning journalist Stephen Silver breaks down the U.S. Army’s sweeping...
Former Pentagon expert Kris Osborn explores one of the Cold War’s greatest mysteries: the 1958 Tybee Island Broken Arrow incident. After a mid-air collision,...
Defense expert Steve Balestrieri analyzes China's modern application of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. By utilizing cognitive warfare, supply chain dominance, and psychological...
Former Army officer Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the startling aviation losses in the Middle East. While 20 American aircraft have been damaged or...
Defense columnist and former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri takes readers inside the USS Jimmy Carter. As the Navy's most expensive attack submarine,...
The 5.5-Year Overhaul: Why Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis is Sidelined Until 2027 The prolonged overhaul of the USS John C. Stennis is...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...
The U.S. Navy sank five of its own ships in a single battle — by accident. This is one of those stories from World...
When thinking about the Dutch, soccer, tulips, and windmills come to mind. But what if I told you that one of the Netherlands’ top...
No Ships, No Plan: Iran’s Navy Faces Total Obliteration The United States and Israel have decimated the Iranian Navy since the beginning of Operation...
Cheap Drones vs. Billion-Dollar Armor: The Fall of the M1 Abrams in Ukraine The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is one of the...
Defense columnist Isaac Seitz explores the U.S. Navy's radical new approach to shipbuilding. Partnering with manufacturing company Hadrian, a massive $2.4 billion, highly automated...
