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Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China’s new H-20 stealth bomber can be understood as a clear paradox: it is both concerning and mysterious, unclear, and simply not here yet....

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Japan’s Light Aircraft Carriers Carrying F-35s Are Gamechangers In the Pacific: The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have evolved into a high-speed, mobile, 5th-generation...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

How Much Longer Can The F-22 Raptor Rule The Sky?: The F-47 NGAD is already in limited production and will eventually replace the iconic...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Today’s world of  “near-peer”/Great Power competition, between the United States of America, the Russian Federation, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is very...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The Southwest Florida (SWFL) region is experiencing a severe drought. With rainfall deficits running over 13 inches, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Why Did the Gulf of Panama Miss Out on Upwelling Last Year?  The Gulf of Panama has long enjoyed a phenomenon known as “upwelling,...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Summary and Key Points:  thirteen-year-old boy hiking through a field in Germany — at a location near Berlin that had previously been documented as...

The Embassy

The Embassy

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” – Winston Churchill  Of...

The Embassy

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...

The Embassy

Putin is the Head of a Russian State on the Brink of Economic Collapse: Leonid Putin, meet Vladimir Brezhnev. Serious Russian economists are increasingly...

The Embassy

An internal Pentagon email circulated this week by Elbridge Colby, the U.S. Defense Department’s top policy adviser, examined options for punishing NATO allies that...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...

Hermit Kingdom

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...