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In October 2024, Iran threatened to abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and pursue a nuclear weapon if attacked by Israel. If history and...

The Embassy

In the wake of Israel’s first rounds of its preemptive military strike on Iran’s nuclear program, aptly named “Operation Rising Lion,” commentators rushed to...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Trump administration’s recent unveiling of the Golden Dome, a sweeping missile defense architecture, has invoked swift condemnation from China. In response to the...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program, the future sea-based leg of the nuclear triad, is plagued...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s next-generation attack submarine program, the SSN(X), is facing significant delays and cost challenges, raising concerns about...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Question: The French Navy Only has One Aircraft Carrier. Is that a Problem? If Paris would like to maintain its status as one of...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

The Embassy

The Embassy

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...

The Embassy

With nukes off the table, Putin has invested in the rapid production of drones to carry out mass conventional attacks. 

The Embassy

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...

The Embassy

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...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...

Hermit Kingdom

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 Embassy

The rumor that Vladimir Putin is deathly ill has persisted for more than a year – despite no hard evidence that the Russian president...

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security