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Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The U.S. Navy just tested a new long-range bomb that can be dropped from an F/A-18 Super Hornet and fly over 300 nautical miles...
General George S. Patton’s Third Army racked up some of the highest American casualties in the entire European theater during the brutal Lorraine Campaign...
Hung Cao, the new Acting Secretary of the Navy, is wasting no time pushing his vision for what the U.S. Navy should be in...
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet just received a comprehensive Block III upgrade that transforms the aging fighter into a networked battle-management quarterback for...
Thirty-five national veterans groups—including the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America—have just endorsed the...
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and one of the leading thinkers of the Enlightenment Era whose comprehensive work in epistemology (the theory of...
Has Canada’s review of its purchase of F-35 fighter jets become the longest government review process in history? In March of 2025, Mark Carney...
Many geologists worldwide are seeking game-changing rare-earth elements. China processes these minerals used in cell phones, weapons systems, and other 21st-century products. Now, miners...
The debate over what China’s military is actually for keeps producing the wrong answer because it keeps asking the wrong question. Global power projection...
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” – Winston Churchill Of...
The latest change to how things work in the military is the U.S. Army’s recent announcement of new retirement rules. The announcement came in...
Putin is the Head of a Russian State on the Brink of Economic Collapse: Leonid Putin, meet Vladimir Brezhnev. Serious Russian economists are increasingly...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
The F-15 and F-16 are two of the best fighter jets on Earth even if they aren’t named F-35 or F-22. So why not...
The Subs From Down Under – Meet the Collins-Class – Last month, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defence Minister Peter Dutton announced plans...
The U.S. is sending more military aid to Ukraine as the country continues to fight off the Russian invasion. The Pentagon will be sending...
On day 41 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military is reorganizing for a renewed attack against eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is...
Here are the Sanctions Western Nations Are Preparing in Response to Bucha Genocide – While an expedited investigation into reports of war crimes committed...
