Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
This past June, the Spanish government floated a plan to send its aging fleet of 40 German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, but just this week had...
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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...
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...
Key Points – Following recent India-Pakistan military clashes, China is reportedly expediting the sale of J-35 (also known as FC-31) fifth-generation stealth fighters to...
Russia is attempting to secure India as an export customer for its Su-57E fifth-generation fighter by making an unprecedented offer of full source code...
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.
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...
This past June, the Spanish government floated a plan to send its aging fleet of 40 German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, but just this week had...
The Taiwan Visit Aftermath: Is China Thinking Invasion? The visit of the U.S. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to the small island nation has...
North Korea has reportedly tested explosive devices and has recently begun digging new underground tunnels at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site. According to an...
A potentially deadly issue with the ejection seats used across its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet was discovered a few months ago by the...
Though the 2024 election is still 26 and half months away – which can be both an eternity and just around the corner at...
