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Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

As Donald J. Trump takes office as the country’s 47th President, American foreign and security policy are at an inflection point.   While analysts routinely...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The Russian Navy’s Yasen-M class submarines are rapidly modernizing the country’s undersea warfare capabilities. These nuclear-powered submarines are stealthier than...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Article Summary: The F-15EX Eagle II is proving to be more than just an upgraded 4th-generation fighter. Capable of Mach 2.5 speeds, carrying 12...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

F-22 Raptor from Aircraft Carriers? Is that Possible? The United States Navy and Marine Corps have the F-35C to launch and land on carriers. This...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The Soviet T-34 is often credited with winning World War II, yet it was far from the best tank of...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

In the Trump Administration’s war against the administrative state, led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), one of the first things on...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The new United States President, Donald J. Trump, channels his inner Alexander Hamilton, employing tariffs as an integral instrument of American foreign and economic...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The federal budget deficit in 2025 will reach $1.9 trillion, according to figures released earlier this month by the Congressional Budget Office. Additionally, federal...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is taking aggressive steps to cut federal spending, but its legality is now...

The Embassy

The Embassy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the popular Indian leader elected to a third term last summer, is in town this week to meet with President...

The Embassy

On board Air Force One on Sunday, U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed that he’s spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russia-Ukraine...

The Embassy

Some advocates of a U.S. foreign policy based on realism and restraint hoped that Donald Trump’s election as president would signal the end of...

The Embassy

Later this year, Ukraine could be invaded by the neighboring former Soviet Republic Belarus. The announcement came after a February 5 meeting between President...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

The North Korean regime must be celebrating. After years of bad news on its foreign relations, the regime is finally getting what it presumably...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s drone arsenal has emerged as an increasingly lethal enterprise for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). While the regime...