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The F-16: Ready for Duty on an Aircraft Carrier? – The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the U.S. Air Force’s workhorse fighter for more than forty years,...
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The second Trump administration is reviewing America's military footprint in Europe, and the worst-case outcome is a full withdrawal. Andrew Michta argues that would...
The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is being judged on whether it cools tensions in the Persian Gulf. Strategic-studies scholar Andrew Michta argues that's the...
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...
After 29 years out of service, Russia's nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has returned to its home port carrying the largest missile arsenal of any...
For 18 months, everything the public knew about China's J-36 came from enthusiast photographs. Over the weekend, Beijing put the secretive tailless fighter on...
Six Marine Corps F-35Bs are flying with ballast bolted in where their radar should be, the program's chief confirmed to the Senate, because the...
South Korea and Japan want nuclear-powered submarines, and a stronger allied undersea force would bolster deterrence against China's expanding navy. But diplomatic friction, labor...
A new 1.5-gigawatt project in Utah will use five 300-megawatt Holtec small modular reactors rather than two massive conventional ones, part of a broader...
A Belgian joint venture, BeHydro, has earned the world's first Type Approval Certificate from Lloyd's Register for a marine engine that runs on 100...
My best friend in the U.S. Army was a Special Forces officer with service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Once, we had a conversation about...
A few days ago I learned my 2024 Jeep Gladiator is one of more than a million Wranglers and Gladiators that federal regulators say...
The diplomatic center of gravity in the Middle East has decisively shifted to Riyadh. On June 23, 2026, talks between Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammed...
Germany still must address a readiness issue: large portions of the army are not considered fully combat-ready, with some readiness estimates for land forces...
Vice President JD Vance has hailed his Switzerland negotiations over Iran's nuclear program as diplomatic progress. Middle East Forum scholar Dr. Michael Rubin argues...
Ukraine hasn't moved the front — but its drones have broken the war's one-way character, reaching the Russian heartland Putin promised was safe. The...
The KN-23, North Korea's version the Russian Iskander missile, showed up to fight in the Ukraine war. And it isn't the same platform as...
On May 21, 2025, a brand-new North Korean destroyer rolled over and partially capsized at its own launch ceremony — with Kim Jong Un...
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...
The F-16: Ready for Duty on an Aircraft Carrier? – The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the U.S. Air Force’s workhorse fighter for more than forty years,...
IRS Stimulus Check/Child Tax Credit Letters Coming Soon: A letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can send a cold shiver down the spine...
Death Toll Rises in Kazakhstan, As Russian Troops Pour In: The violence in Kazakhstan has claimed at least 164 lives according to the country’s...
What is Iran thinking? Military exercises offer opportunities to stress test capabilities and improve proficiency—but they also can serve as a form of messaging...
LTG Michael Kurilla Nominated to be the Next Commander of CENTCOM: President Joe Biden has nominated Army LTG. Michael Kurilla to lead U.S. Central...
