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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

This incident on March 19, 2026, represents a pivotal "reality check" for the perceived invulnerability of fifth-generation stealth assets. While the F-35A Lightning II...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

As of late March 2026, the strategic landscape of Operation Epic Fury has shifted from a high-intensity "shock" campaign to a calculated war of...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

France is spending $12 billion on the largest warship ever built in Europe — a nuclear-powered supercarrier meant to project Macron's vision of strategic...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Dr. Andrew Latham, Macalester College international relations professor and Institute for Peace and Diplomacy senior fellow, argues America's Tomahawk cruise missile stockpile is being...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The restoration of the USS Texas is not merely a paint job; it is a structural resurrection. In 2026, the ship represents a rare...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is currently the focal point of a systemic industrial crisis that is eroding the U.S. Navy's global power...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The A-10’s survival into the late 2020s is a testament to tactical flexibility. In a peer-contest, the Warthog is a "slow-moving target," but in...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. has already fired 319 Tomahawk missiles in the Iran War — roughly 10% of its entire stockpile — and RTX builds fewer...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The 2026 expansion of the ABLE Act represents a massive shift in financial security for the veteran community. By raising the disability onset age,...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The Essex-class aircraft carriers represent the pinnacle of industrial mobilization and tactical evolution during the 20th century. By transitioning from the restrictive treaty-era designs...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The retirement of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers represents a structural transformation for the U.S. Navy in 2026. While these 1980s-era vessels are aging and...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

While a consumer with a car that only starts 50% of the time has clear legal recourse, the Department of Defense operates in a...

The Embassy

The Embassy

The announcement of the "France Libre" (Free France) as the official name for the Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Génération (PANG) marks a historic pivot for...

The Embassy

Summary and Key Points: The recent $4.5 billion allocation from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is set to accelerate the Northrop Grumman B-21...

The Embassy

The withdrawal of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete marks a critical inflection point for Operation...

The Embassy

The evolution of the Shenyang J-35 from a struggling 2014 prototype to a cornerstone of the PLAAF's carrier-based power represents a significant industrial pivot...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...