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Russian President Putin During the meeting on developing genetic technologies in the Russian Federation (via videoconference). Russian President Putin During the meeting on developing genetic technologies in the Russian Federation (via videoconference).

The Embassy

Summary and Key Points: Putin’s Next Ukraine War Problem – Economic Challenges Keep Coming -Vladimir Putin faces a precarious balancing act as Russia’s war...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Summary and Key Points: Hedgehog 2025 in Estonia put 16,000 troops from 12 NATO nations into a battlefield made transparent by drones. -A 10-person...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

War on Iran Would Solve the Wrong Problem: Summary and Key Points  -A major U.S. strike campaign could severely damage Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, missile...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Summary and Key Points: Building two stealthy sixth-generation fighters in parallel—F-47 and F/A-XX—would strain a U.S. industrial base that has consolidated into a handful...

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

Summary and Key Points: Chinese J-15 carrier fighters were observed carrying what appears to be the new YJ-15 anti-ship missile, signaling the weapon may...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Summary and Key Points: U.S. Navy aircraft carriers remain the most flexible tool for global power projection, but their dominance is being tested by...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Summary and Key Points – The Weapon No Fighter Can Match – The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, known as the “Mud Hen” sequel, revitalizes...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Summary and Key Points: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant emerged as the Union’s most aggressive leader, earning the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” after his decisive...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Quote of the Day from the Great Mark Twain – Summary and Key Points: -Samuel Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, remains...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Summary and Key Points: Some Canadian travelers are being denied entry to the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for reasons ranging...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Summary and Key Points: Stephen Hawking entered Cambridge as a promising young scholar, then watched his body begin to fail. -Diagnosed with ALS in...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Summary and Key Points: U.S.–China tensions spiked after U.S. Coast Guard forces boarded an oil tanker, Skipper, in international waters near Venezuela, detaining roughly...

The Embassy

The Embassy

Putin’s Most Embarrassing Milestone: Ukraine War Now Longer Than WWII Summary and Key Points: Day 1,418 of Russia’s invasion marks a grim milestone: the...

The Embassy

Summary and Key Points: Putin could try to freeze the Ukraine war by declaring victory: Russia holds Crimea, much of the Donbas, and parts...

The Embassy

Summary and Key Points: Dr. Robert Kelly argues that a “new nuclear age” is dawning, driven not just by rogue states, but by U.S....

The Embassy

Summary and Key Points: The January 2026 internet blackout in Iran, following protests that erupted on December 28, has exposed the deep failures of...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...