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Key Points – The conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), which served in numerous conflicts including the Gulf War and is now...
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Key Points – The US Navy’s shipbuilding capacity critically lags behind China’s, necessitating urgent reforms beyond current approaches. -Following Navy Secretary John Phelan’s recent...
The May 16, 2025, India-Pakistan ceasefire in Kashmir is viewed as another temporary pause, not a step towards genuine peace, because the conflict stems...
For Europe’s Right, Ukraine Has Become the Defining Test: The war in Ukraine exposed the faultlines that divide Europe’s right-wing populist parties, primarily over...
Israeli leaders must be suffering whiplash as they watch the dizzying events of recent days across the Middle East, with President Donald Trump sidelining...
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...
The increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
Key Points – The SR-72 Darkstar, an uncrewed successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, is engineered for Mach 5+ hypersonic speeds, fulfilling intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance...
F-16 In Ukraine: “Some of the Most Intense Combat Ever” – On May 16, at approximately 0330 Kyiv time, the Ukrainian Air Force (PSU)...
Key Points and Summary: Russia has reportedly deployed its very limited fleet of MiG-35 fighter jets for air defense missions over Moscow in early...
Key Points – Saab is developing Sweden’s next-generation fighter system to replace the JAS 39 Gripen around 2050, envisioned as a “system of systems.”...
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...
America is engaged in a new space race – one that will determine whether the U.S. or China will be the dominant nation in...
Tensions are escalating between US allies Turkey and Israel in Syria following Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December 2024 and the rise of HTS leader...
Throughout his presidential campaign last year, US President Donald Trump regularly insisted that he would stop the Ukraine War on ‘day one’ of his...
The leaders of France, the U.K., Germany, and Poland over the weekend joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “demand” that Putin immediately agree to...
The Drone, the Strike, and the Ritual: Why Kashmir’s War Is Never Really About Kashmir – The renewed fighting in Kashmir this month – Pakistan’s...
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 – The conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), which served in numerous conflicts including the Gulf War and is now...
The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Cold War. Despite being built in the 1960s, the plane still holds...
Key Points – The M1 Abrams tank, a dominant force for over four decades, faces obsolescence by 2040 according to an Army Science Board...
The air campaign against the Houthis is, for now at least, concluded just ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to several Gulf countries. Agreeing...
The American M1 Abrams and the French Leclerc are both fine tanks. Both tanks are a combination of firepower, mobility, and survivability. But which...
