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Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

Imperial Japan guessed poorly at Pearl Harbor. It misjudged the impact of its actions on a peacetime strategic competitor, made a foe of that...

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

Over at the Atlantic Council, former director of U.S. Navy strategy and operational concepts Bruce Stubbs probes “Ten Challenges to Implementing Force Design 2030.” Force...

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

It’s starting to feel like 1953 again, this time in Ukraine. That year is when the Koreas and their allies agreed on an armistice,...

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

I think Theodore Roosevelt would be dismayed at the state of global order today. It seems to be in retreat, or rather under concerted...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points: The U.S. military showcased the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) during the RIMPAC 24 exercise, with an F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet successfully...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points: The Russian Su-34 Fullback, a modern fighter-bomber, has faced significant losses during the war in Ukraine, with at least 36 downed by...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points: The DDG(X) is the U.S. Navy’s next-generation destroyer, expected to debut in the early 2030s. The vessel integrates cutting-edge technologies, including hypersonic...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points: The Russian Su-35 “Flanker-E” has underperformed in the Ukraine conflict, undermining its reputation as a formidable air superiority fighter. -Despite its advanced...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Donald Trump’s Poisoned Economic Chalice: Today’s solid employment report, together with a stock market setting records day after day, seems to confirm the conventional...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

On paper, Scott Bessent appears to be a fine choice for Treasury Secretary in the incoming Trump administration. Indeed, who could be better qualified...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points: The debate over how many B-21 Raider stealth bombers the U.S. Air Force should build hinges on cost, capability, and strategic needs....

Trillions - 19FortyFive

In early 2008 Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve downplayed at great cost the downside risks to the economy coming from the subprime loan crisis. Today,...

The Embassy

The Embassy

America Should Stay Out of the Looming Syria Quagmire: The regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has fallen. Assad was a loathsome dictator with...

The Embassy

Key Points: The fall of Damascus to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) signals a monumental shift in Syria and the Middle East. While the Assad...

The Embassy

On 9/11, Sunni Islamism attacked the U.S. and suffered a crushing American response that allowed Iranian Shia Islamism to rise and dominate parts of...

The Embassy

America Should Strike a Deal to Take Over Russia’s Syria Tartus Naval Base: The 53-year rule of the Assad family is over. Assad has...

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Politics

Who’s up next for the toughest job in the world?  Secretary of Defense is probably the single most difficult job in the US government,...

Politics

Apart from the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving is the most quintessentially American holiday celebrated in the United States. What it lacks in the muscular...

Politics

Those who seek peace in Gaza, however, should remember that this war is like most others: one party attacked, the other counter-attacked, and, for...

Politics

Time is a precious commodity in Israel’s fight against Hamas terrorists. As Israel prepares to enter Hamas’s final stronghold, Rafah, the United States should...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea has provided support in the civil wars in Ethiopia, Angola, Sri Lanka, and Yemen. Though the number of troops was small, North...

Hermit Kingdom

A vague North Korean-Russia alignment adds a new headache to East Asian security. But without China, it is still underpowered.

Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive

At last. Washington is calling a halt to the Twenty Years’ War in Afghanistan—and performing what Naval Diplomat colleague and pal Marc Genest took...

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security