Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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”...
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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 – President Trump’s renewed call to “take control” of Greenland is being dismissed by experts as a strategic “bluff” with...
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s F-15IA purchase is framed as a confident, low-risk bet on proven virtues: range, payload, toughness, and a platform...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that Trump treats foreign policy like a prizefight: a dramatic opening swing, a declared victory,...
Key Points and Summary – The early takes on Venezuela—imperialism, political diversion, oil grab—miss the central logic: hemispheric denial. -In 2 Words: Framed as...
Synopsis: The much-hyped “Mar-a-Lago peace deal” is not a peace deal at all—only a political gesture between Washington and Kyiv that leaves the core...
Synopsis: This piece explores how the outcome of the Ukraine war will shape Vladimir Putin’s political future and Russia’s trajectory. -A frozen conflict or armistice...
Key Points and Summary – Strip away the branding, and the Trump-class battleship looks less like Iowa nostalgia and more like a networked warfighting...
Key Points and Summary – In 2026, the United States will still field unmatched military power—but with almost no margin for error. A second...
Key Points and Summary: Japan Needs Nuclear-Powered Submarines -Japan’s superb diesel-electric submarines were built for short, proximate defense, not the vast, fast-moving Western Pacific....