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The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the United States’ most distinctive spy aircraft of the Cold War. Since the aircraft was developed in total...
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The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...
As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...
While NATO has largely maintained its unity against Moscow following Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s political pronouncements of support have not been...
It has become something of a cliché in Washington policy debates that the world today is more unstable and dangerous than at any time...
Key Points and Summary: Canada’s defense strategy is increasingly misaligned with its geographic realities, leaving critical vulnerabilities in the Arctic, North Pacific, and North...
Key Points and Summary: Air power is undergoing a major transformation driven by diverse systems like drones, missiles, and glide bombs, as evidenced by...
Key Points and Summary: Ukraine’s Kursk offensive demonstrated a tactical shift from defensive operations to effective Combined Arms Maneuvers. -Supported by Western-supplied heavy armor...
Key Points and Summary: The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily...
Key Points and Summary: Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canada have sparked economic and political tensions, with potential repercussions for both nations. Critics...
Trump Must Back Australian Miners Against Chinese Strategic Metal Predation: President-elect Donald Trump approaches his second term much differently than his first. No longer...
Once the new Trump Administration takes office, one area that bears watching is what happens with the budget, specifically whether Donald Trump implements any...
On Monday of next week, Donald Trump will begin his second term in the White House against several indicators that suggest that now is...
“Big Change” is upon us, and the rate is accelerating. We must adapt quickly and comprehensively throughout our national security enterprise, including the defense...
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump often promised that he could have a peace agreement with Russia over Ukraine “In one day.” This...
When Hugo Chávez became Venezuela’s president’s in 1999, he spoke the language of democracy and promised a “Magna Charta for the new era.” President...
Until President-elect Donald Trump created an unexpected spectacle in the news media by suggesting that Washington coerce Denmark to sell Greenland to the United...
North Korea fired a shot across the stern of the outgoing Biden administration by launching a missile during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit...
The recent Foreign Affairs article, “Why South Korea Should Go Nuclear” by Robert E. Kelly and Min-hyung Kim, argues that South Korea’s acquisition of...
If Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has anything to say about it, sunny North Korea may soon become the next hot tourist destination for...
We have a habit of thinking of China and North Korea as allies. Indeed, China’s Mao Zedong once described the two as being “as...
The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the United States’ most distinctive spy aircraft of the Cold War. Since the aircraft was developed in total...
Images of a “platoon” of Russia’s “Terminator” being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine circulated on social media earlier this week. Multiple videos showed...
The T-14 Armata looks like one impressive and very advanced tank. Why hasn’t Russia sent it to war in Ukraine? Despite being marketed as one...
There is a terrible dilemma in the West’s support for Ukraine. Provide enough support to Kyiv to inflict severe costs on Russian President Vladimir...
This stage of fighting in Ukraine is largely about long-range fires. Both sides are using artillery to “soften” targets so that they can be...
