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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 once said it best: “How can a man fail if he replaces everything subordinate to success?” The legendary “Old Blood...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China is close to operating more attack submarines than the United States Navy, and Beijing is rolling out the new SHANG III class with...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

George C. Marshall once said it best: “Don’t fight the problem, decide it.” That decisive philosophy turned a man who couldn’t even get into...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Dwight D. Eisenhower famously said it best: “What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight—it’s the size of the...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Thirty-five national veterans groups—including the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America—have just endorsed the...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and one of the leading thinkers of the Enlightenment Era whose comprehensive work in epistemology (the theory of...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Has Canada’s review of its purchase of F-35 fighter jets become the longest government review process in history?  In March of 2025, Mark Carney...

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...

The Embassy

The Embassy

The debate over what China’s military is actually for keeps producing the wrong answer because it keeps asking the wrong question. Global power projection...

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...

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...