Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
At the end of July, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry released a stark warning for Russian forces in the Kherson region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces...
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With nukes off the table, Putin has invested in the rapid production of drones to carry out mass conventional attacks.
As Sir Niall Ferguson has written, it is far too easy to ridicule President Trump and his Administration’s statements and policies on Russia’s aggression...
Iran is facing crunch time on its continued talks with the United States over a potential new deal regarding its nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign...
The Secretary of Defense recently traveled to Asia and gave a major speech that rattled China’s leaders who called its “provocations” Cold War rhetoric...
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...
The successful performance of Israel's uniquely customized F-35I "Adir" stealth fighter in the recent strikes against Iran has been critical to the campaign and...
Key Points – The Su-57E, Russia’s export variant of its Su-57 “Felon” stealth fighter offered to India, differs significantly from the domestic Russian version...
Russia's K-329 Belgorod, one of the world's largest submarines, is a unique nuclear-powered platform with a dual-mission capability, creating strategic ambiguity.
Russia made a bold proposal to India on June 4th, offering its Su-57E fifth-generation "Felon" fighter with an unprecedented incentive: full access to the...
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...
When former President Barack Obama took office, he embarked on a global apology tour. In Cairo, in 2009, he apologized for the Global War...
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...
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...
At the end of July, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry released a stark warning for Russian forces in the Kherson region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces...
Watch Four HIMARS Rocket Systems Launch 24 Rockets Simultaneously – Incredible footage of U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems being used by the Ukrainian military was...
Recession Could Prompt Fresh Round Of Stimulus Checks – Following the third and final round of federal stimulus checks, delivered under the American Rescue...
Russia, Ukraine Trade Accusations After Blast At Nuclear Power Plant – Ukrainian and Russian officials blamed each other for what each side calls acts...
Israel announced the start of a Gaza-based military operation yesterday, commencing with multiple airstrikes targeting members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group....
