Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
NASAMS is headed to Ukraine. That’s a big deal: Last week the White House announced another package of military aid to Ukraine. In addition, to...
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Summary and Key Points: Germany’s defense strategy is set for transformation under Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz, who plans substantial and sustained investment. -Chancellor Olaf Scholz...
Summary and Key Points: Ukraine has lost another F-16 fighter jet, resulting in the death of skilled pilot Captain Pavlo Ivanov. The incident marks...
Key Points and Summary: America’s global strategy is unraveling, replaced by a multipolar world that Washington struggles to accept. -Facing overstretch and limited resources,...
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...
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 increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
The Munich Security Conference and the days that followed, including the senior level US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, have witnessed massive turbulence in transatlantic...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force is facing a severe shortage of trained pilots, with a deficit of approximately 2,000, including over...
Summary and Key Points: Taiwan is reportedly considering a major $15 billion U.S. arms deal including F-35A fighters, E-2 Hawkeye AEW aircraft, naval vessels,...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force unveiled a mysterious new stealth aircraft in a recent recruiting commercial, possibly revealing a technology demonstrator...
Summary and Key Points: India faces a strategic challenge in reducing its longstanding defense reliance on Russia. -Historically dependent on Russian military technology, India’s...
Artificial intelligence development faces a critical juncture, with growing bipartisan agreement on the need for independent oversight beyond industry self-regulation.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s theory of the case, when it comes to imposing significant new tariffs, is that it will reduce trade deficits,...
The tax filing deadline of April 15 is just one day away. And ahead of that, many taxpayers are wondering if there’s a stimulus...
Economists can debate the economic merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But what might be more important is what his carpet-bombing the globe...
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On May 11, 2025, Albanians will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. If Prime Minister Edi Rama, head of the Socialist...
Summary and Key Points: Despite significant U.S. military aid during the Ukraine war, bureaucratic delays and political uncertainties under President Trump are pushing Ukraine...
The biggest obstacle to peace in the Russia-Ukraine war is not Vladimir Putin, it’s not Donald Trump, it’s only one man: Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Since its creation in 1949, NATO has been a source of great pride for U.S. and European officials. They not only present the alliance...
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...
U.S. President Donald Trump lost no time in letting his European critics know that the cheap defense ride at American expense was over. He...
NASAMS is headed to Ukraine. That’s a big deal: Last week the White House announced another package of military aid to Ukraine. In addition, to...
Roughly a week after the European Union awarded Ukraine candidate status, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that the European political bloc...
Australia has a big call to make when it comes to its nuclear-powered submarine project: In our previous post, we considered the likelihood of the US...
While Putin seems to be pressing forward in Ukraine, he is paying a big price for his so-called win: On day 131 of the Russian...
Russia’s Strategy Of Attrition in Ukraine Likely To Continue In Donetsk – The Russian military has changed its tactics and the way they have...
