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Nevada-Class Battleships Changed U.S. Warship Design With “All-Or-Nothing” Armor The Nevada-class battleships were a small, two-ship class, but had an outsized influence on subsequent...
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Drones have reshaped frontline combat in Ukraine, and Russian specialists argue Moscow still isn’t adapting fast enough. The core issue is structural: rigid, top-down...
Donald Trump’s transactional instincts could tempt him to treat Iranian regime change like Ukraine or Venezuela: help, but only for a commercial payoff. That...
A prototype of the U.S. Army’s next-generation M1E3 Abrams appeared on the floor of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show, drawing crowds well beyond the...
Summary and Key Points – A retired UK rear admiral, Philip Mathias, argues the UK share of AUKUS is at serious risk of collapse...
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...
The Pennsylvania-class—USS Pennsylvania and USS Arizona—marked a U.S. Navy shift toward “standard-type” battleships built to operate together with shared handling and performance. The ships...
Northrop and McDonnell Douglas’ YF-23 Black Widow II paired extreme low-observability with long-range speed, built around diamond-shaped wings, blended shaping, and S-duct intakes to...
A U.S. Army M1E3 Abrams tech demonstrator shown in Detroit hints at major departures from earlier Abrams variants: an unmanned turret, a hybrid diesel-electric...
The F-35’s $2 Trillion Price Tag Explained In 60 Years Some describe the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as a $2 trillion aircraft. That...
Benjamin Franklin rose from a Boston apprentice to a Philadelphia printer who treated the press as a tool for virtue and free speech. He...
Summary and Key Points – A Brookings Institution analysis estimates net migration turned negative in 2025—between –10,000 and –295,000—driven by fewer entries and higher...
Summary and Key Points – A favorite line attributed to Benjamin Franklin—“He That Waits Upon Fortune Is Never Sure of a Dinner”—captures his worldview...
Summary and Key Points: Protests over economic hardship and corruption are spreading across Iran, with demonstrations reported in more than 100 cities. -Witnesses say...
Summary and Key Points – Trump’s apparent enthusiasm for dramatic, made-for-television interventions risks dragging the United States back into the classic problem of military...
What Is Trump’s Real Strategy on Iran? Much of the commentary on Donald Trump’s approach to Iran begins from a familiar assumption: that he...
Synopsis: The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy marks a pivotal shift in U.S.-Africa relations, moving away from traditional aid dependency toward an economic-driven...
Key Points and Summary – Professor Alexander Motyl argues that modern attempts by great powers like the U.S., China, and Russia to establish 19th-century-style...
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...
Nevada-Class Battleships Changed U.S. Warship Design With “All-Or-Nothing” Armor The Nevada-class battleships were a small, two-ship class, but had an outsized influence on subsequent...
Saab is pushing Canada to consider a Gripen E purchase paired with six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, framing the offer around industrial workshare and job...
F/A-XX, the Navy’s carrier-based sixth-generation fighter, is stuck in limbo despite years of analysis and at least $2.5 billion in RDT&E. With China expanding...
Iowa-class battleships combined heavy guns with modern missiles, including long-range Tomahawks, and proved their relevance again in the 1991 Gulf War. That legacy fuels...
The U.S. Air Force confirms the F-15 Eagle will fly well into the 2030s and potentially 2040s, serving as a critical partner to stealth...
