Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points – Poland’s PT-91 Twardy, developed in the 1990s, is a comprehensive modernization of the Soviet-era T-72 main battle tank, designed to enhance...
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When former President Barack Obama took office, he embarked on a global apology tour. In Cairo, in 2009, he apologized for the Global War...
ODESSA, UKRAINE—Too often, policymakers in the White House and Pentagon, or pundits on cable news shows, approach war fighting in far off lands with...
At a future point, many will ask an obvious question: why did the United States and Europe lift sanctions on Syria? The question will...
Key Points and Summary: The recent India-Pakistan crisis (April-May 2025), which saw a ceasefire after a terror attack and retaliatory strikes, demonstrates that nuclear...
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...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
Key Points – Ukraine’s recent “Operation Spiderweb” drone strike, which reportedly destroyed or damaged multiple Russian Tu-95 “Bear” strategic bombers deep within Russia, represents...
Key Points – Russia’s Oscar II-class (Project 949A Antey) nuclear-powered submarines, the world’s largest cruise missile submarines until 2007, were designed during the Cold...
Key Points – In a significant advancement for naval warfare, the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Delaware (SSN 791), has successfully executed a...
Key Points – Russia’s cutting-edge fifth-generation fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57 (NATO reporting name ‘Felon‘), was prominently featured by Rosoboronexport at the LIMA 2025 exhibition....
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...
Over 150,000 dead and 11 million displaced are the result of war in Sudan that started months before the Gaza War, in 2023, and...
Global Britain in the Indo-Pacific – Trade, Illusion, and the Shrinking Horizon of British Power: When the United Kingdom announced its “Indo-Pacific tilt” in...
Key Points – Lee Jae-myung is favored to win South Korea’s snap presidential election on June 3rd, following President Yoon Seok-yeol’s impeachment. -Lee’s anticipated...
On May 20, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about the U.S. decision to engage with the new Syrian government in Damascus. Rubio...
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...
Key Points – Poland’s PT-91 Twardy, developed in the 1990s, is a comprehensive modernization of the Soviet-era T-72 main battle tank, designed to enhance...
Key Points – France’s Leclerc and the UK’s Challenger 2 are among NATO‘s premier main battle tanks, each possessing distinct advantages. -The Leclerc, introduced...
Key Points – South Korea has reportedly scrapped its 2021 plan to build a $5 billion, 30,000-ton light aircraft carrier for 20 F-35B stealth...
How Will Historians Treat the Biden Presidency? – In a shot heard around the world that provoked an outpouring of grief and emotion, former...
Israel's Merkava main battle tank series, developed from the mid-1970s due to the need for strategic autonomy and lessons from the 1973 Yom Kippur...
