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As we watch our military leadership testify this week on Afghanistan, a few things are missing. Too often the generals stick to talking points,...
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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...
“Americans Don’t Surrender.” – Quote by General George Patton, U.S. Army George S. Patton is one of the most renowned generals of the Second...
There is just no substitute for an aerial bomber – whether stealth or conventional. Operation Epic Fury against Iran has shown that the U.S....
Iran is asking America to pay for something it already owns. Strip away the diplomatic packaging, and that is the mechanism of the proposed...
The Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) is no longer just rhetoric; it is now a formally budgeted program. The administration’s FY2027 request included $1.8B for R&D...
For many years, Elon Musk talked about Mars as if it were the sole reason that SpaceX came into existence. Though one project among...
China, Fuel, & The Indirect Approach: In his book Strategy, B.H. Liddell Hart wrote that “[t]he object in war is a better state of...
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and then focus on improving your other innovations.” – Steve...
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me…Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful…that’s what matters to me…”...
Putin is the Head of a Russian State on the Brink of Economic Collapse: Leonid Putin, meet Vladimir Brezhnev. Serious Russian economists are increasingly...
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...
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year of hostilities, the dynamics on the ground and in the air are shifting. Having traveled...
Donald Trump’s Way of War: An American Tradition At first, conventional minds worried that President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran would draw us into...
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...
As we watch our military leadership testify this week on Afghanistan, a few things are missing. Too often the generals stick to talking points,...
This week DARPA and the Air Force announced a successful flight of a hypersonic cruise missile. This test brings the United States into a...
One of the most sophisticated fighter jets in the world requires hours of pre-flight checks. The F-22 Raptor stealth fighter is finicky with high...
Trick question, what is James Bond’s choice of handgun? If you answered the Walther PPK, you’re only partially correct. Bond actually only used the...
On September 15, 2021, the leaders of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom came together to announce AUKUS: a new security and...
