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Nancy Pelosi did not need to go to Taiwan. But having publicly broached the possibility of alighting in Taipei during her tour of Asian...
Today the chief of naval operations, Admiral Mike Gilday, released an updated “Navigation Plan” for 2022. In effect, the Navigation Plan represents Admiral Gilday’s...
Niccolò Machiavelli, meet Chester Nimitz. In his Discourses on Roman history the Renaissance Florentine philosopher-statesman claimed that human beings do not relish change. In...
I’ve been a ghost around the hallowed halls of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport this sabbatical year. But I did clank and...
After three days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a fragile cease-fire holds. Israel was busy engaging enemy rockets during this...
Earlier this week, U.S. Special Operations Command chose the winner of the Armed Overwatch competition. The AT-802U Sky Warden, manufactured jointly by L3Harris Technologies...
The U.S. Army’s Special Forces are known to most as the Green Berets. These legendary soldiers have been honored in books, films, and songs. ...
Few service members who carried the M14 will tell you that they liked the rifle. Most will tell you that they either loved it...
Stimulus Checks Worsened Inflation, But Could Still Happen Anyway? Since the first round of COVID stimulus checks was issued in April of 2020, economists...
Recession Could Prompt Fresh Round Of Stimulus Checks – Following the third and final round of federal stimulus checks, delivered under the American Rescue...
10 States Implementing Fresh Rounds Of Stimulus Checks and Rebates – While a fourth federal stimulus check still seems to be off the cards,...
Gun Sales Remain Strong for the 36th Straight Month – As lawmakers debated how to place new restrictions on firearms, many Americans opted to...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Africa, making his second trip to the continent. His first visit was quick and mostly absent...
Israel and the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) declared a ceasefire on Sunday, ending three days of rocket barrages and airstrikes that enflamed the...
It seems Russia appears to be willing to blow up Europe’s largest nuclear power station in Zaporizhzhya in Ukraine. According to Enerhoatom, Ukraine’s state-run...
Taiwan: U.S. Senators Warn China Is Watching How the U.S. Responds to Russia Invasion – Democrat and Republican senators are urging the Biden White...
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said. “This morning, President Biden tested positive...
As COVID Cases Rise, Studies Suggest Omicron Is More Deadly Than Originally Though – COVID-19 cases in the United States steadily increased in April,...
Midterms Likely Play a Part in Sudden COVID Restriction Pullback: Seemingly out of nowhere, COVID-19 regulations across the United States are being relaxed and...
England will become the first country in the world to drop all remaining COVID restrictions at the end of February, following almost two years...
During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted in Texas on Saturday, former President Donald Trump laid out several priorities for...
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez generates a lot of attention – perhaps more than she deserves. AOC, just three years into her congressional career, has successfully...
Why Go So Big on the IRS? It’s not clear what constituency congressional Democrats are appealing to by passing a massive tax and spending bill...
Is This A Turning Point for the Democrats? – After months of polls showing the Democrats headed toward disastrous November midterm election results, some...
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, toured East Asia last week. Much debate was stirred by her visit to Taiwan,...
North Korea has reportedly tested explosive devices and has recently begun digging new underground tunnels at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site. According to an...
In South Korea, the discussion of developing indigenous nuclear weapons is expanding. South Korean public opinion is moving on this issue, as is the...
Editor’s Note: This essay is adapted from the prepared remarks of the author for the “International Forum on Urging the Repatriation of Korean Prisoners...
Good News – Israeli F-35I Adir Returning to Service: Out of precaution, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) grounded its entire fleet of Lockheed Martin...
The A-12 Oxcart, the CIA’s Very Own SR-71? The Lockheed SR-71 has been widely hyped for its abilities. Developed in secret in the late 1950s, the...
F-15EX Underwent Missile Test Earlier This Year – The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II has been touted as a “ready-now” replacement for the F-15C. It...
“Don’t give me a One-Double-Oh./The bastard is ready to blow./The AB is there, but you’re saying a prayer,/Don’t give me a One-Double-Oh.” That is...
A War Against Both China and Russia? The United States now finds itself embroiled in crises in both Europe and the Pacific. The Russia-Ukraine War...
