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Steve Balestrieri, a veteran U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer and national security columnist, evaluates the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as the indispensable "workhorse" of...
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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...
Grant the optimistic scenario: The Iran ceasefire holds. Diplomats produce something they can call a framework. The immediate military pressure eases, and Washington declares...
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...
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...
Steve Balestrieri, a veteran U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer and national security columnist, evaluates the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as the indispensable "workhorse" of...
Harrison Kass, a defense journalist and former U.S. Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the high-stakes technological duel between 5th-generation stealth and the S-400 Triumf....
Dr. Andrew Latham, a professor of international relations, evaluates the "Day After" scenarios for Iran. While Operation Epic Fury has achieved significant military gains,...
Harrison Kass, a defense journalist and former U.S. Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the 2026 "digital duel" between the U.S. and China over the...
Brent D. Sadler, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and naval warfare expert, provides a definitive legal and tactical autopsy of the...
