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The USS Connecticut – an elite U.S. Navy Seawolf-class submarine – smashed into an uncharted seamount last year. While that was clearly tragic, the...
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Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
The increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
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...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Gerald R. Ford and HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers represent modern naval power for the U.S. and UK,...
Summary and Key Points: China’s Shenyang J-50, also known as J-XDS, recently resumed flight tests without its air data probe, raising questions about the...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army is planning a significant update to its iconic M1A2 Abrams tank, guided by General Dynamics’ futuristic AbramsX...
Summary and Key Points: The F-47 could be a game-changer, and its greatest strength or ‘weapon’ could be the ability to sell it to...
Artificial intelligence development faces a critical juncture, with growing bipartisan agreement on the need for independent oversight beyond industry self-regulation.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s theory of the case, when it comes to imposing significant new tariffs, is that it will reduce trade deficits,...
The tax filing deadline of April 15 is just one day away. And ahead of that, many taxpayers are wondering if there’s a stimulus...
Economists can debate the economic merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But what might be more important is what his carpet-bombing the globe...
U.S. forces in Syria continue to support their partners in the war against ISIS. This is part of a mission that dates back to...
It is Time to Synchronize U.S. Strategy in INDOPACOM: Korea and Taiwan Are Interrelated Challenges Requiring an Integrated Security Architecture: The United States must...
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On May 11, 2025, Albanians will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. If Prime Minister Edi Rama, head of the Socialist...
Key Points and Summary: America’s global strategy is unraveling, replaced by a multipolar world that Washington struggles to accept. -Facing overstretch and limited resources,...
Summary and Key Points: -North Korea’s deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine offers critical battlefield experience that could significantly enhance its...
Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....
North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
The USS Connecticut – an elite U.S. Navy Seawolf-class submarine – smashed into an uncharted seamount last year. While that was clearly tragic, the...
Two years after the death of George Floyd, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at reforming the country’s police forces, changing police...
The U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Plan Is Not Adequate: Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Mike Gilday is facing a challenging budget environment this year as...
As Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues negotiations to purchase social media site Twitter for $44 billion, Twitter’s founder Jack Dorsey announced his departure from...
Putin’s war in Ukraine clearly has not gone the way he intended. Instead of taking Kyiv and toppling the government, Russia not finds itself...
