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The .38 Smith & Wesson Special – simply “.38 Special” for brevity – revolver caliber, in particular, is still going strong 114 years after...
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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...
The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Question: The French Navy Only has One Aircraft Carrier. Is that a Problem? If Paris would like to maintain its status as one of...
Key Points and Summary – Despite being China’s premier fifth-generation stealth aircraft, the Chengdu J-20 is fundamentally different from and likely less capable than...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s T-14 Armata, despite being touted as a revolutionary main battle tank, is a deeply troubled program with an...
Key Points and Summary – Operation “Midnight Hammer” was a bold demonstration of U.S. airpower, with nine B-2 stealth bombers striking Iranian targets. But...
The global financial and technological order is changing rapidly, and the U.S. must be at the center of these changes. As China aggressively pushes...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
Key Points – Canada’s re-evaluation of its 88-unit F-35 fighter deal, driven by political tensions with the US, faces significant practical hurdles if Ottawa...
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU)—collectively known as the Union—took power after securing the largest block...
Europe’s increasingly stodgy and intolerant political establishment continues to celebrate an unexpected electoral triumph in Romania. It was a badly needed victory for the...
With nukes off the table, Putin has invested in the rapid production of drones to carry out mass conventional attacks.
As Sir Niall Ferguson has written, it is far too easy to ridicule President Trump and his Administration’s statements and policies on Russia’s aggression...
Iran is facing crunch time on its continued talks with the United States over a potential new deal regarding its nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign...
Summary and Key Points: -North Korea’s deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine offers critical battlefield experience that could significantly enhance its...
Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....
North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
The .38 Smith & Wesson Special – simply “.38 Special” for brevity – revolver caliber, in particular, is still going strong 114 years after...
The cult-like bond of Trump voters to Donald Trump has far exceeded what anyone thought possible in US politics. Even as Trump has spiraled...
It would be safe to say that former President Donald Trump probably isn't having a good week. In addition to the indictments he faces...
Even as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) becomes more fully ensconced in the House of Representatives, holding committee assignments and an alliance with House...
Liz Cheney is bad news. And having the gall to say that Donald Trump is scum does not absolve Cheney from her unfortunate body of work.
