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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

We’ve been hearing about directed energy weapons seemingly forever. And it has always been “in just a few more years … yada, yada.” Well,...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The AH-64E Apache Guardian is the latest evolution of the legendary attack helicopter, designed for modern battlefields. Featuring upgraded General...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Columbia-class SSBNs are way behind schedule and far over budget. The first Columbia-class submarine is the USS District of Washington. As of November,...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) aircraft carrier collided with the Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel Besiktas-M near Port Said, Egypt,...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

President Donald Trump, for much of his time in politics, has tested the limits of what a president, or for that matter a candidate,...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Ever since President Trump began threatening new tariffs, some have argued that the tariffs are a mere negotiating tactic, something to threaten other countries...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

In late December, Finland seized a Russian-linked vessel on suspicion of cutting undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. While this may represent a novel tactic...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

In the first few weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has resumed his advocacy for a renegotiation of trade deals, namely with...

The Embassy

The Embassy

In the days after Pearl Harbor, nearly every American agreed on the important stuff. This was an attack on all of us. The Axis...

The Embassy

Since January 26, US President Donald Trump has suggested multiple times a solution to the Israel-Hamas war: “just clean out” Gaza, moving the Palestinians...

The Embassy

Until her August 5, 2024 ouster, Sheikh Hasina, a two-time prime minister who had run Bangladesh for 20 of its 54-year history, was the...

The Embassy

This month is the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has bogged down into a stalemate. Russia can make incremental...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

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...