Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – Headlines love the idea of an SR-72 “Darkstar” Mach 6 bomber, but the concept fights the platform’s likely design...
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Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that Trump treats foreign policy like a prizefight: a dramatic opening swing, a declared victory,...
Synopsis: Canada’s Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is preparing to pressure Lockheed Martin for greater industrial benefits tied to Ottawa’s F-35 purchase, arguing the job...
Synopsis: Dr. Michael Rubin argues that Washington’s post-Maduro strategy should not focus solely on rebuilding Venezuela—especially via oil investment—without also rewarding regional allies that...
Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-27 is alarming less for its speed or range than for what it blurs: the line between conventional...
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...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Key Points and Summary – China’s late-2025 drills around Taiwan revived a question Taipei and Washington can’t ignore: how well can Taiwan detect and...
Key Points and Summary – George S. Patton’s reputation rests on more than swagger and one quote; it was built on turning chaos into...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Navy cannot match U.S. global reach, but its Kilo-class submarines still matter because they’re designed to be brutally...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 is shaping up as the PLAN’s first carrier-capable stealth fighter, and 2026 could be the year it...
Synopsis: One of Steve Jobs’ most-circulated lines—“My favorite things in life don’t cost any money… the most precious resource we all have is time”—is...
Synopsis: Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote about money—how it never fully satisfies and can even create a “vacuum”—is less a throwaway line than a window...
Synopsis: Steve Jobs was not a general or a politician, but his career arc reads like a leadership case study: early curiosity, rapid rise,...
Key Points and Summary – Benjamin Franklin is remembered as a founding father, inventor, and diplomat—but he also briefly served as a wartime commander....
Key Points and Summary – Even if Iran’s current protests intensify, a clean democratic transition is unlikely. Like Syria’s early uprisings, hope can outrun...
Key Points and Summary – The early takes on Venezuela—imperialism, political diversion, oil grab—miss the central logic: hemispheric denial. -In 2 Words: Framed as...
Key Points and Summary – “Operation Absolute Resolve” was a strategically consequential U.S. raid that combined air, sea, and ground power to seize Nicolás...
Synopsis: Dr. Robert E. Kelly argues that Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro is not a clean, limited strike but the opening move of a...
Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s special operations forces are often overlooked, but estimates place them among the world’s largest elite formations. -Designed...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s most underrated weapon isn’t its nukes or artillery, but its vast tunnel network under and around the...
Summary and Key Points: –North Korea‘s deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine offers critical battlefield experience that could significantly enhance its...
Key Points and Summary – Headlines love the idea of an SR-72 “Darkstar” Mach 6 bomber, but the concept fights the platform’s likely design...
Synopsis: The F-14 Super Tomcat 21 was the Navy’s early-1990s attempt to turn the iconic Tomcat into a 21st-century multirole workhorse—more range, more thrust,...
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s new F-15IA deal adds fresh-built, Israel-specific Eagles to complement its existing F-15I fleet, pairing long range with a...
Key Points and Summary – Newly released footage circulating from China appears to show a J-20 stealth fighter near or over Taiwan’s Pingtung area,...
Key Points and Summary – How did the JAS 39 Gripen ever get into a position to challenge the F-35 fighter in sales competitions...
