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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

President Donald Trump is putting teeth into his pledge to take on the Mexican drug cartels. His new Executive Order redefines the war on...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

On 6 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the General Director of Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency, Yuri Borisov.  He will be replaced by...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

President Donald Trump wants European governments to spend five percent of GDP on their militaries. However, of those increasing their defense outlays, only Poland...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran’s nuclear ambitions have long been a source of deep anxiety for the international community, a volatile mix of strategic necessity, ideological constraints, and...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

As Donald J. Trump takes office as the country’s 47th President, American foreign and security policy are at an inflection point.   While analysts routinely...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

While NATO has largely maintained its unity against Moscow following Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s political pronouncements of support have not been...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Article Summary: The Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarines are some of the most formidable nuclear-powered attack submarines in the world. Key Point #1 – Armed...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The United States Navy’s recent and ongoing experiences in the Red Sea highlight successful doctrine, training, and weapons systems. Woven throughout the US Navy,...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Article Summary: The Lockheed Martin SR-72, or “Son of Blackbird,” is a proposed hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft designed to exceed Mach 6. If developed, it...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Article Summary: The Challenger 1 main battle tank, introduced in 1983, was a breakthrough in armored warfare. Featuring revolutionary Chobham armor, it set a...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The federal budget deficit in 2025 will reach $1.9 trillion, according to figures released earlier this month by the Congressional Budget Office. Additionally, federal...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is taking aggressive steps to cut federal spending, but its legality is now...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: The long-anticipated merger between DirecTV and Dish Network has collapsed after bondholder resistance derailed the deal. -Announced in September 2023,...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Saturday, President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico.  The Canadian and Mexican governments will certainly survive the episode. China’s, on...

The Embassy

The Embassy

On board Air Force One on Sunday, U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed that he’s spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russia-Ukraine...

The Embassy

Some advocates of a U.S. foreign policy based on realism and restraint hoped that Donald Trump’s election as president would signal the end of...

The Embassy

Later this year, Ukraine could be invaded by the neighboring former Soviet Republic Belarus. The announcement came after a February 5 meeting between President...

The Embassy

It appears that the Trump administration, in an effort spearheaded by Elon Musk’s “DOGE,” will permanently fold the US Agency for International Development (USAID)...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

The North Korean regime must be celebrating. After years of bad news on its foreign relations, the regime is finally getting what it presumably...

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea fired a shot across the stern of the outgoing Biden administration by launching a missile during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit...

Hermit Kingdom

The recent Foreign Affairs article, “Why South Korea Should Go Nuclear” by Robert E. Kelly and Min-hyung Kim, argues that South Korea’s acquisition of...

Hermit Kingdom

If Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has anything to say about it, sunny North Korea may soon become the next hot tourist destination for...