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Putin has ample challenges in Ukraine to tackle: On day 38 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military is counterattacking on almost all fronts...
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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...
Can the United States and Iran Both Declare Victory and Move On? The war in Iran is not popular with the American people. A...
The U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine arrives in 2028—and developers are calling it the quietest, most lethal submarine ever built. With an...
Australia’s Collins-class submarines were supposed to be the pride of the Royal Australian Navy—stealthy, advanced, and the cornerstone of Australian undersea power. Instead, they...
Manila – Last month, the US aviation and defense powerhouse Northrop Grumman (NG) unveiled the most detailed version yet of its design concept 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...
Putin has ample challenges in Ukraine to tackle: On day 38 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military is counterattacking on almost all fronts...
Old Ukrainian Buk Anti-aircraft System Forced to Hold the Line Against Russian Air Force – The Ukrainian military wants Patriot air defense missiles from...
Russian T-72 Tank Having Difficulty in Ukraine – The Russian T-72 main battle tank, like many models of armor in Moscow’s inventory, is struggling...
E.U. Parliament President Visits War-torn Ukraine – European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was the first top EU official to visit Kyiv on Friday, even...
While the war in Ukraine continues unabated, China’s efforts to gain an advantage over the U.S. by whatever means persist. On Friday, a federal...
