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Will the Su-75 still have an export market? – A static Sukhoi Su-75 “Checkmate” mock-up was unveiled last summer, amidst plenty of fanfare, at...
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Candidate Donald Trump promised to end the war between Russia and Ukraine expeditiously. We should take him at his word. Ending the war can...
In the aftermath of the Cold War, the United States emerged as the world’s sole superpower, unrivaled in conventional and nuclear military might. This...
Mediating in Public and Private: Can Donald Trump Achieve Peace in the Ukraine War?: The prospects for brokering a just peace in Ukraine will...
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump had vowed to settle the Russia-Ukraine war in a day. Following the election, the President-elect and his...
The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...
As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...
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...
It has become something of a cliché in Washington policy debates that the world today is more unstable and dangerous than at any time...
Key Points and Summary: The SR-71 Blackbird, retired in 1997, remains an unparalleled marvel in aviation history, capable of speeds up to Mach 3.2...
Key Points and Summary: India is retiring its outdated T-72 tanks, including over 2,400 “Ajeya” models, and replacing them with indigenously developed Future Ready...
Key Points and Summary: The 2005 collision of the USS San Francisco with an ‘underwater mountain’ near Guam highlighted critical navigation challenges in submarine...
Key Points and Summary: The A-29 Super Tucano, a Brazilian-made light attack aircraft, is revolutionizing air forces worldwide. Designed for counterinsurgency and small-scale conflicts,...
Federal stimulus checks, passed as part of a trio of COVID relief packages in 2020 and 2021, are long a thing of the past,...
Key Points and Summary: As Donald Trump prepares to assume office, the bond market is already reacting to fears over his proposed economic policies....
Key Points and Summary: With Donald Trump’s imminent return to office, economic priorities for 2025 remain uncertain, focusing on tax cuts, border security, and...
Donald Trump, during his 2024 campaign, frequently talked about a fairly radical taxation proposal: “No tax on tips.” The proposal was a push to...
President Yoon Suk-yeol’s political self-immolation has decapitated the South Korean government and enfeebled its alliance with Washington. Yoon has been impeached and will likely...
During the 2024 campaign, candidate Donald Trump said he could resolve the Ukraine war in twenty-four hours by getting together with Vladimir Putin and...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine continues to have global repercussions. Among them, at least in part, is the fall of the vicious Assad regime. This...
Democrats are forlorn over Donald Trump’s electoral victory, and national security-focused Democrats are no exception. In nominating relative unknowns like Pete Hegseth for Secretary...
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...
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...
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...
We have a habit of thinking of China and North Korea as allies. Indeed, China’s Mao Zedong once described the two as being “as...
Will the Su-75 still have an export market? – A static Sukhoi Su-75 “Checkmate” mock-up was unveiled last summer, amidst plenty of fanfare, at...
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the White House will send $215 million in emergency food assistance for Ukraine. Blinken...
Russia and Ukraine both confirmed on Tuesday that peace talks had been suspended over a lack of progress. Russia accused Ukraine of hardening its...
A 13-second video clip, which has been shared across social media, purportedly shows a Russian BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFVs) destroyed in the Donbas...
The United States embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after closing in February. The decision comes after Russian soldiers withdrew from the Ukrainian capital...
