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It has now been several weeks since an internal dispute within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)—one of Iraqi Kurdistan’s two main political parties—erupted...
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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...
Japan designed its Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarines around a singular objective: to remain invisible underwater, no matter what. The inclusion of two technologies made...
The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Nicknamed “The Big Wisky” by...
What is the future of the USS Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers? The Ford has endured its share of schedule slips and cost...
The British Royal Navy’s HMS Vanguard — the 814-foot, 30-knot, 51,000-ton fast battleship laid down at John Brown shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland on March...
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…”...
Since 2020, Mexico has been building a 300+ kilometer-long land bridge connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic. The goal of the Interoceanic Corridor of...
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...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Defense and aerospace industrial firms from the Islamic Republic of Iran that had been scheduled and confirmed to participate in Defense...
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...
It has now been several weeks since an internal dispute within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)—one of Iraqi Kurdistan’s two main political parties—erupted...
Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington, Remington Arms Company was one of the oldest gun makers in the United States, and it even claimed...
The Japanese Defense Ministry is looking to counter China’s growing naval presence near the waters of Okinawa Prefecture in the Western Pacific by deploying...
August brings bitter memories, a reminder that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin will press his sphere of influence by any means, no matter how ruthless....
All of the signs seem clear: North Korea is done being the hermit kingdom, at least for now, but for a price. After a...
