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Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

The framework seems sound; now let’s see what substance the Pentagon and Biden administration hang on it. Last month the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

This week I returned to the mothership for the first time in a dozen years, to take part in a conference at Vanderbilt University...

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

Of late there’s been a lively discussion in the halls of U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. (where I serve as the  J....

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

Russia’s year-long onslaught against Ukraine proves, yet again, that the fundamental nature of war never changes even though no war is precisely like another....

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Bradley-enabled Ukrainian forces repelling or advancing against a Russian armored invasion would operate with an ability to dismount infantry or rapidly deliver a squad...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The drone can fly for an average of 3.5 hours at a time, has a data link connection that allows it to fly more than 60km...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The time to stop Iran’s nuclear program is before it develops a nuclear weapon. Is Milley saying that the United States would bomb or...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Perhaps the most critical alteration the Adir fighter possesses is its electronic warfare system (ESW). The F-35I sports domestically-produced sensors and countermeasures, along with...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Yesterday’s decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points rather than by 50 basis points was the right decision under the...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

“Mr. Biden essentially embraced the progressive’s modern monetary theory, which admittedly became universal amid the pandemic, positing that the U.S. government could print and...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

America is Going to Default This Summer – Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wants to have a confab with President Joe Biden...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

French President Emmanuel Macron raised France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 – without a legislative vote. “The move sparked widespread outrage in the French...

The Embassy

The Embassy

Thanks to Joe Biden’s horrific leadership, America is about to lose the Middle East and will soon see China and Russia capturing it. 

The Embassy

The trip is not the first time that the British prince has visited Poland. In 2017, Prince William was joined by his wife, Catherine,...

The Embassy

After initially rejecting China’s 12-point peace plan to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the proposal during a joint...

The Embassy

The Biden administration, which claims to be “pivoting” to the Indo-Pacific, left a diplomatic and security vacuum in the Middle East. China is now...

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Chaos

China’s dramatic shift from draconian restrictions to relaxed COVID-19 rules is likely to cause more economic disruptions than benefits. The poorly performing economy will...

Coronavirus Chaos

This was the year the word “tripledemic” entered the lexicon. That’s the term for the three different types of illnesses, COVID-19, flu, and RSV,...

Coronavirus Chaos

Perhaps as many as 90% of China’s 1.41 billion people will come down with COVID-19, said Feng Zijian, former deputy chief of China’s Center...

Coronavirus Chaos

A new virus has emerged in China and infected around 35 people, sparking concern that a new pandemic could be on the way. Scientists...

Politics News

Politics

Ron DeSantis Rules Out Being Trump’s Running Mate: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has no interest in being Donald Trump’s running mate.  “I think I’m...

Politics

If Biden wants to improve opportunities for girls and women in Iraq, it is time to think outside the box. Bringing the NBA and...

Politics

Hunter Biden has experienced a traumatizing and tragic loss. His mother and sister were killed in a car crash when he was a young...

Politics

Harris’ rhetorical missteps compound Biden’s, but unlike her boss, she can’t claim senior memory issues. It makes the Biden administration look lost and confused....

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

In recent days it has been reported in the Chosun Ilbo (one of South Korea’s most widely read daily newspapers) that if North Korea...

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong is at it again, making extreme threats. Two weeks ago, the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander, Adm. John Aquilino, reportedly said that...

Hermit Kingdom

On Thursday morning, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Yellow Sea just days after Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim...

Hermit Kingdom

On March 6, Seoul announced a new plan for resolving the lingering dispute with Japan over compensation for South Koreans forced to labor for...