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Summary and Key Points: China’s sixth-generation “White Emperor” (Baidi) fighter jet signals Beijing’s ambitious entry into elite aerospace competition. Displayed as a mock-up at...
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There are a handful of short articles out there now, though most do not go into the level of how the New York Times...
Article Summary: Putin publicly claims openness to a Ukraine ceasefire but continues pressing militarily, imposing surrender-like terms that highlight Russia’s true wartime ambitions. Russia’s...
Now that the United States and Ukraine have agreed on a ceasefire, the ball is, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, supposedly in...
Will Allies Embrace Nuclear Weapons after Trump’s Retreat?: It was a bad month for democracies under siege. First, President Donald Trump and Vice President...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
The increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
The Munich Security Conference and the days that followed, including the senior level US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, have witnessed massive turbulence in transatlantic...
Since the COVID pandemic, Europe has fallen on hard economic times, and the continent’s absolute and relative economic decline has deepened over the past...
Article Summary and Key Points: The F-35 stealth fighter has faced criticism for high costs, software glitches, and maintenance challenges, with lifetime program expenses...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Long Beach, America’s first nuclear-powered cruiser, marked a transformative era in naval warfare, enabling prolonged operations without refueling....
Article Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s B-52J modernization program has reached a significant milestone, successfully completing a Critical Design Review of...
Summary and Key Points: The United Kingdom recently debated mothballing one of its two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers due to severe budget constraints and...
Donald Trump was elected in 2016 while using the popular vote and spent the majority of his first term with a negative approval rating....
The Washington, DC Metro Is Back: Just a few weeks ago, there was a series of stories speculating that the Washington, D.C., housing market...
Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have been threatened, imposed, and pulled multiple times in the last several weeks, have primarily been directed at the nation’s...
It’s tax time, which has a lot of Americans rushing to get their taxes done to collect what they hope will be a sizable...
When President Donald Trump’s administration recently proposed a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s response was calculated and cagey as one might expect. He...
Is a Ceasefire in the Ukraine War a Good Idea?: Ask the average Ukrainian if they support a ceasefire in the current war that...
Not only did Lebanese celebrate Joseph Aoun’s rise to Lebanon’s presidency, but so too did many Americans, Europeans, and Arabs. Aoun—no relation to the...
Once again, Freedom House awarded Finland, Norway, and Sweden its top rankings in its annual Freedom in the World dataset. Finland received a perfect...
Will an infusion of fresh troops from North Korea significantly impact the war in Ukraine? Not a lot. However, the deployment of more North...
It looks like North Korea is building a nuclear-powered submarine. Two days ago, North Korean state media announced the project, showing Supreme Leader Kim...
To the horror of many South Koreans, Donald Trump has returned to the White House. No one, including perhaps President Trump, knows what he...
South Korea’s political turmoil of martial law, impeachments, and vitriolic attacks among its political parties has entered its third month—and it’s likely that several...
Summary and Key Points: China’s sixth-generation “White Emperor” (Baidi) fighter jet signals Beijing’s ambitious entry into elite aerospace competition. Displayed as a mock-up at...
Article Summary and Key Points: The F-35I “Adir” is Israel’s specialized variant of the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter, uniquely modified to integrate advanced Israeli-made...
Article Summary and Key Points: The Essex-class aircraft carriers were instrumental in redefining naval warfare during World War II, establishing the blueprint for modern...
Two Iowa-class battleships performed their final mission during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, delivering high-volume supportive fires. The famous, heavily armed warships were large...
Article Summary and Key Points: Canada is reconsidering its planned $13.2 billion purchase of F-35 fighters due to strained U.S. relations under Trump, rising...
