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Aging Ohio-Class Submarines Could Get an Extension – The United States Navy currently operates 18 Ohio-class submarines, all of which were built between 1976...
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Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his proposed 25 percent tariffs on imports would present Canada with one of its...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program faces cost concerns, with estimates reaching $300 million per unit....
Key Points and Summary: The concept of a U.S. invasion of Canada is a far-fetched fantasy rooted in speculative fiction and thought experiments. -While...
At the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, President Joe Biden declared America would support Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” and...
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: Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruisers, once symbols of naval power, face a grim future as the Admiral Nakhimov remains stuck in repairs...
Key Points and Summary: The USS George H.W. Bush, the tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, has emerged from a successful 10-month modernization at...
Key Points and Summary: The Yamato-class battleships, including the Yamato and Musashi, were the largest warships ever built, featuring massive 18.1-inch guns capable of...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy spent over $500 million on its railgun program but failed to achieve a deployable system, citing challenges...
Once the new Trump Administration takes office, one area that bears watching is what happens with the budget, specifically whether Donald Trump implements any...
On Monday of next week, Donald Trump will begin his second term in the White House against several indicators that suggest that now is...
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....
Israel and Hamas reportedly reached a ceasefire deal that will theoretically see an exchange in its first stage of women, children, and wounded Israelis...
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2024, Syria is now controlled by an alliance of opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir...
Key Points and Summary: The Arctic is rapidly becoming a stage for global competition, with melting ice opening shipping routes and resource opportunities. Canada,...
Nascent great power China is seeking greater strategic influence within its neighborhood. Although Beijing attempts to cloak its agenda with benevolent-sounding gobbledygook such as...
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...
Aging Ohio-Class Submarines Could Get an Extension – The United States Navy currently operates 18 Ohio-class submarines, all of which were built between 1976...
Will Gas Prices Surpass $6 This Summer? JPMorgan Says Yes – A JPMorgan research note suggests that gas prices could easily surpass $6 per...
Could Ukraine actually retake Crimea? – The prospect of Ukraine not only winning the war against Russia, but going on an offensive against the...
Russia’s 9K720 Iskander missile system is the most well-known system responsible for delivering Russia’s formidable ballistic missile arsenal. Otherwise known by its NATO identification...
As one of Russia’s primary ground attack aircraft, the Su-25 is arguably one of Russia’s most famous aircraft currently in service. Dubbed as the...
