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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

General George S. Patton Jr.’s observation captures the command philosophy that drove one of the most consequential operational achievements of World War II: the...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The British Royal Navy had high hopes for its two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. They were supposed to have a global reach and help...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

During a 1999 NATO exercise, designated as JTFEX/TMDI 99, an older Dutch diesel-electric submarine, the HNLMS Walrus (S802), shocked the sailors serving aboard the...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Sun ’n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida, featured the F-35C, a carrier-based variant with larger wings and reinforced landing gear, making for a...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

With the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran due to expire on April 22, President Donald Trump may soon face the same...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary – Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., possessed what Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz called coup d’oeil — the...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Veteran says VA denied him coverage for cancer treatment: In another story about the Veterans’ Administration not providing adequate care, a veteran with stage-4...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

America’s Lunar Base Must Be Commercial From Day One: With NASA’s recent declaration laying out national space policy, America has now committed itself to...

The Embassy

The Embassy

Key Points and Summary: “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” Napoleon Bonaparte made the observation aboard HMS...

The Embassy

“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is...

The Embassy

Three and a half months after Operation Absolute Resolve captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, Caribbean air travel is finally returning to normal — Puerto...

The Embassy

In 1967, Israel defeated Egypt in Just Six Days. Could Israel do the Same with Turkey? – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser made no...

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...