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Originally designed and developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas in the late 1950s, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) finally retired their...
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“Cognitive warfare”? Yes, please—and more of it! Over at the South China Morning Post, reporter Minnie Chan has the story of how the U.S....
The story of David and Goliath is a motif of asymmetric warfare. A smaller, seemingly weaker opponent utilizes an unconventional or asymmetric approach to...
Three small Iranian warships came uncomfortably close to a U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship and a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat in the Persian Gulf last...
It has now been almost three months since Mohamed Farmaajo’s presidential term in Somalia ended. While Farmaajo has sought unilaterally to continue in his...
Last month the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps released a joint Unmanned Campaign Framework detailing how the sea services intend to design, build, test,...
Over at Reuters, Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis report that the Norwegian government has consented to let the U.S. military construct facilities at three...
One grave risk lurks within the upcoming pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, otherwise an altogether wholesome development. Namely, the armed services may—either through...
At last. Washington is calling a halt to the Twenty Years’ War in Afghanistan—and performing what Naval Diplomat colleague and pal Marc Genest took...
The Air Force’s Skyborg team successfully tested their Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) on a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical drone during a two-hour and ten-minute...
A well-maintained firearm can be usable for decades after it was first made. Even antique firearms that have been hard used over the years...
There will be increased activity at Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia this year, and some residents in the region may even be able...
Sailors aboard the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aircraft carrier Shandong may have had to put on some sunblock earlier this month as the...
Hope is once again triumphing over experience in European policymaking circles. This time it is the European Recovery Fund that it is hoped will...
Today’s strong GDP and employment numbers can leave little doubt that the U.S. economy is well on the mend from last year’s Covid-induced recession....
Seemingly private technology companies lead China’s military modernization efforts. Not surprisingly, the national security community and the American public are suspicious of them, but...
Throughout his four years in office, Donald Trump measured his administration’s economic success by the stock market’s performance. He did so even though around...
As Chinese incursions in the South China Sea increase and nuclear-capable fighter jets fly sorties in Taiwan’s air space, some envision the Quad as...
How fast time passes: Exactly 10 years ago on Sunday, President Barack Obama somberly addressed the nation to announce that Osama Bin Laden had...
Last October, Cyber Command tweeted a picture of a Russian bear dropping a Halloween candy bucket full of its latest malware trick or treats....
The Biden administration recently announced a new condition for the successful withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. A peace agreement between the Afghan government and...
The American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration’s first major piece of COVID-relief legislation, brought with it a number of measures designed to jumpstart America’s...
There’s been a great deal of debate in recent months about the ethics and efficacy of “vaccine passports,” in regard to coronavirus vaccination. That’s...
In general, no federal law prohibits businesses from asking for proof of vaccination as a condition of consumer services or employment. Kathryn Watson of...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending the federal government and state governments stop administering Johnson & Johnson’s Covid‐19 vaccine. Some 7 million Americans have...
The problem with setting a record is that it makes it that much harder to break it. In the case of firearms sales, the...
Topping a record in anything is never easy, but if firearms sales stay on track this could be another record year. The National Sport...
In recent weeks President Joe Biden has spoken out several times on the issues of guns, and much of what he has said on...
Universities, corporations, nonprofit groups, and other institutions are increasingly pressured to take positions on political issues such as climate change, systemic racism, diversity, and...
The North Korean Artillery Threat North Korea’s continued development of its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities remains a top national security threat. These...
19FortyFive has confirmed that North Korea is near completion of a submarine that is most likely configured to fire a ballistic missile, according to...
The Korean Peninsula remains one of the world’s most dangerous hotspots, with the potential for the outbreak of a truly calamitous conflict. Much of...
North Korea’s recent testing of “newly-developed tactical guided missiles” has raised the specter of possible North Korean development of tactical nuclear weapons. Indeed, North...
Originally designed and developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas in the late 1950s, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) finally retired their...
Back in 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush gave us the “axis of evil,” naming North Korea, Iran, and Iraq as state sponsors of...
Today we had a chance to catch up with respected China and Asia-Pacific expert Dr. Anders Corr. Dr. Corr had a longstanding column in Forbes...
Current Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has not been shy when it comes to calling out Donald Trump or any of his associates for what...
Where is the U.S. economy headed now that many governors are reimposing stricter COVID-19 safety protocols now that cases are spiking nationwide? I spoke...
