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Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The Munich Security Conference and the days that followed, including the senior level US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, have witnessed massive turbulence in transatlantic...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Since the COVID pandemic, Europe has fallen on hard economic times, and the continent’s absolute and relative economic decline has deepened over the past...

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Article Summary: The Pentagon is rapidly advancing its drone and counter-drone technologies, driven by the increasing threats shown by drone swarms...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Point #1 – Ukraine’s use of the British-French Storm Shadow missiles has significantly boosted its long-range strike capabilities against Russian targets, causing considerable...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The B-1B Lancer, despite being over 30 years old, has undergone significant upgrades to maintain relevance and effectiveness. It remains...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The B-1B Lancer has transformed significantly since its Cold War inception. Initially built as a nuclear-capable bomber to penetrate Soviet...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The passage of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act in 2024 signaled that the United States would not allow the Chinese...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

It’s generally understood that Social Security’s main trust fund will lose the ability to pay out full benefits at some point in the mid-1930s....

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Since President Donald Trump implemented his long-threatened tariffs on Canadian imports yesterday the potential scale of the damage they threaten to inflict on our...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Donald Trump came back into office in January, promising a trade war. He’s not yet delivered on the war, but he’s certainly delivered much...

The Embassy

The Embassy

It would be an understatement to describe the impact of the 28 February 2025 meeting between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump,...

The Embassy

Key Points and Summary: If U.S. military aid to Ukraine stops, Europe’s defense industries would struggle to fill the gap, experts say. American assistance...

The Embassy

The ongoing war in Ukraine, now surpassing three years of relentless conflict, continues to shape Europe’s strategic landscape profoundly. President Donald Trump’s unwavering stance...

The Embassy

Reports that Russia and the United States would meet in Riyadh without representatives from Ukraine or the rest of Europe sent waves of panic...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

To the horror of many South Koreans, Donald Trump has returned to the White House. No one, including perhaps President Trump, knows what he...

Hermit Kingdom

South Korea’s political turmoil of martial law, impeachments, and vitriolic attacks among its political parties has entered its third month—and it’s likely that several...

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...