Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points – Despite nearing its 50th year in service, the F-15 Eagle remains a cornerstone of U.S. air power, though its...
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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...
Synopsis: Following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, analysts are questioning whether Cuba will be the next domino to fall. -The Havana...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that President Trump’s rhetoric regarding potential military action against Mexican cartels is “political theater” rather...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget, announced via social media, is “political theater”...
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 – The A-12 Oxcart was the CIA’s secret predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, designed under Project OXCART to solve the...
Key Points and Summary – South Korea is set to receive its first operational KF-21 Boramae fighters in 2026, marking a historic milestone in...
Key Points and Summary – The USS Abraham Lincoln “supercarrier” has been conducting live-fire drills and flight operations in the contested South China Sea...
Key Points and Summary – In a major move to counter growing threats from China and Russia, President Donald Trump signed the “Ensuring American...
Key Points and Summary – Social Security trust funds are on track to become insolvent by 2034, at which point they will only be...
Synopsis and Key Points: A popular quote attributed to Steve Jobs—”My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the...
Key Points: This profile explores the famous quote, “He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner,” often attributed to Benjamin Franklin....
Synopsis: Despite President Trump’s promise of a $2,000 “Tariff Dividend” on Truth Social in November 2025, no checks have been issued, and distributing them...
Summary and Key Points: In retaliation to President Trump’s expanded travel bans now affecting 39 countries, West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
What You Need to Know: The U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro establishes a dangerous “might makes right” precedent that...
Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin is recycling Soviet-era rhetoric to address Russia’s “nationality question,” blaming foreign intelligence services for inciting ethnic discord...
Synopsis: Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1815 return from exile serves as a cautionary tale: recovering from defeat does not guarantee lasting success. -This historical pattern is...
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...
Summary and Key Points – Despite nearing its 50th year in service, the F-15 Eagle remains a cornerstone of U.S. air power, though its...
Summary and Key Points: In a massive effort to combat suicide over the 2025 holiday season, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll launched the “Just...
Key Points and Summary – The USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Strike Group recently conducted live-fire drills in the South China Sea, including the...
Key Points and Summary – In a pre-dawn raid launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, U.S. Marines and Navy sailors seized...
Key Points and Summary – The A-10 Thunderbolt II, famously known as the “Warthog,” has been granted a reprieve from full retirement until 2029...
