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The pivot toward strict grooming standards reflects a broader 2026 shift in Department of Defense philosophy: the belief that uniformity is a prerequisite for...
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Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
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...
President Donald Trump just submitted the largest defense budget request in American history—a staggering $1.5 trillion that includes a massive expansion of nuclear weapons...
George S. Patton said it best: “You’re never beaten until you admit it.” Before he ever became one of the most famous American generals...
China is reportedly preparing to sell up to 40 of its J-35A (or J-35AE) stealth fighters to Pakistan in what would be the first...
After the disastrous cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate program, the U.S. Navy is now pivoting to an emergency stopgap solution: a militarized Coast Guard...
Israel just approved a massive new fighter purchase—roughly 25 F-35I Adir stealth fighters and 25 F-15IA aircraft—as part of a $119 billion post-war force...
Benjamin Franklin said it best: “Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness.” The...
Thirty-five national veterans groups—including the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America—have just endorsed the...
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and one of the leading thinkers of the Enlightenment Era whose comprehensive work in epistemology (the theory of...
The debate over what China’s military is actually for keeps producing the wrong answer because it keeps asking the wrong question. Global power projection...
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” – Winston Churchill Of...
The latest change to how things work in the military is the U.S. Army’s recent announcement of new retirement rules. The announcement came in...
Putin is the Head of a Russian State on the Brink of Economic Collapse: Leonid Putin, meet Vladimir Brezhnev. Serious Russian economists are increasingly...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
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...
The pivot toward strict grooming standards reflects a broader 2026 shift in Department of Defense philosophy: the belief that uniformity is a prerequisite for...
The struggle to return the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the flight line highlights a systemic issue: the U.S. Navy is currently operating...
Could the USS Gerald R. Ford Be Sidelined for A Year Or More? The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78),...
The scheduled withdrawal of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in June 2026 marks a high-stakes transition for the U.S. Navy. As the aircraft...
Securing a pilot slot through Air Force Officer Training School (OTS) is widely regarded as the most statistically grueling path to the cockpit. In...
