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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...
Key Points and Summary: Canada’s naval surface fleet is at a critical juncture, with aging Halifax-class frigates and inadequate Arctic capabilities threatening maritime security...
Israel and Hamas reportedly reached a ceasefire deal that will theoretically see an exchange in its first stage of women, children, and wounded Israelis...
On Monday of next week, Donald Trump will begin his second term in the White House against several indicators that suggest that now is...
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 T-90 tank, a modernized version of the T-72, was once seen as a cornerstone of Russian armored power. -However,...
Key Points and Summary: The F-15EX remains a vital option for air forces worldwide, even in the era of 5th-generation stealth fighters like the...
Key Points and Summary: The Ukraine war has dramatically diminished Russia’s conventional military threat to NATO. Reports indicate that Russia has lost over 3,000...
Key Points and Summary: The F-111 Aardvark, a Vietnam-era fighter-bomber-reconnaissance aircraft, served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) until 2010, decades after its...
Once the new Trump Administration takes office, one area that bears watching is what happens with the budget, specifically whether Donald Trump implements any...
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...
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...
Countries across the Middle East are making moves and preparing for President Donald Trump’s incoming United States administration. Many of the region’s leaders were...
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...
On May 9, British energy company Energean announced it had uncovered natural gas in northern Israel. This latest discovery emphasizes the Jewish state’s emerging...
Of all the topics I’ve written about thus far in my fledgling career as a Contributing Editor for 19FortyFive, this one is going to...
The People’s Republic of China conducted its first nuclear weapons test on October 16, 1964, and nearly 60 years later it remains one of...
The Sukhoi Su-35 is a reliable workhorse for the Russian Aerospace Forces, and the aircraft has seen heavy use in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
Russia’s Ukraine Nightmare Is Getting Worse – Three weeks ago, a Russian ammo depot in Belgorod, close to the border with Ukraine was hit...
