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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

The Embassy

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,...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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,...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Artificial intelligence development faces a critical juncture, with growing bipartisan agreement on the need for independent oversight beyond industry self-regulation.

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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,...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

The Embassy

The Embassy

On May 11, 2025, Albanians will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. If Prime Minister Edi Rama, head of the Socialist...

The Embassy

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 Embassy

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...

The Embassy

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...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...