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The Embassy

Donald Trump is the US president again. While his domestic agenda is fairly clear – he talked relentlessly about immigration and tariffs as a...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Israel’s air and missile defenses have proven capable of stopping everything from Iranian ballistic missiles to homemade Hamas rockets. But some Israeli experts worry...

The Embassy

Key Points and Summary: President Donald Trump has reignited controversy by suggesting U.S. control over the Panama Canal should be reclaimed, citing alleged unfair...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Donald Trump Must Guard Spectrum for Radars to Defend the USA: No, the U.S. military cannot share a critical piece of S-band radar spectrum...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

While NATO has largely maintained its unity against Moscow following Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s political pronouncements of support have not been...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

It has become something of a cliché in Washington policy debates that the world today is more unstable and dangerous than at any time...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: North Korea is reportedly set to receive Russian Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets, marking a significant addition to its aging...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and What You Need to Know: The USS Seawolf, a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered submarine, demonstrated U.S. naval dominance in 2020 by surfacing near...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: Aircraft carriers are marvels of naval engineering, designed to resist tipping over even in rough seas. Featuring a knifelike prow,...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The survivability of warships, including aircraft carriers, is under scrutiny as advanced anti-ship missiles (ASMs), like China’s DF-21D, challenge naval...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: President Donald Trump has launched aggressive policies targeting both inflation and immigration, including mass deportation plans. However, these efforts might...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canada have sparked economic and political tensions, with potential repercussions for both nations. Critics...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Trump Must Back Australian Miners Against Chinese Strategic Metal Predation: President-elect Donald Trump approaches his second term much differently than his first. No longer...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Once the new Trump Administration takes office, one area that bears watching is what happens with the budget, specifically whether Donald Trump implements any...

The Embassy

The Embassy

Donald Trump hit the ground running in his second term in office, issuing a large number of executive orders, on everything from immigration policy...

The Embassy

The importance of alliances in the Indo-Pacific region has been a consistent theme in US foreign policy, transcending administrations and political divides. This continuity...

The Embassy

Rising powers worldwide are forging strategic links and partnerships across borders. One of the more noteworthy examples of this trend is the Israeli-Azeri partnership,...

The Embassy

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire brokered in Qatar with backing from the Trump administration is progressing slowly and with predictable difficulty. The details of the ceasefire,...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea fired a shot across the stern of the outgoing Biden administration by launching a missile during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit...

Hermit Kingdom

The recent Foreign Affairs article, “Why South Korea Should Go Nuclear” by Robert E. Kelly and Min-hyung Kim, argues that South Korea’s acquisition of...

Hermit Kingdom

If Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has anything to say about it, sunny North Korea may soon become the next hot tourist destination for...

Hermit Kingdom

We have a habit of thinking of China and North Korea as allies. Indeed, China’s Mao Zedong once described the two as being “as...