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The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is being judged on whether it cools tensions in the Persian Gulf. Strategic-studies scholar Andrew Michta argues that's the...
The U.S. is pouring billions into a handful of exquisite warplanes — the $300-million F-47 and the $700-million-plus B-21 Raider. But this analysis argues...
The United States and Iran can probably keep the shooting stopped for 60 days — but only if neither side mistakes the pause for...
The terms of the Memorandum of Understanding ending the U.S.-Iran war are now public. This analysis argues the deal is worth supporting as an...
Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
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...
Israel built the Merkava after Britain cut off its tanks, determined never to depend on a foreign supplier again. It became the symbol of...
Behind its Cold War neutrality, Sweden was quietly preparing to go nuclear. Saab designed the Saab 36 "Vargen," a Mach 2, delta-wing bomber built...
China, despite aggressively exporting a wide variety of military hardware, is unlikely to ever export the J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter. While international interest...
An aircraft carrier's reach is its air wing's combat radius — and China's missiles now outrange it. To strike, a carrier must sail into...
Germany spent decades as a reluctant military power, its Cold War army allowed to atrophy and a deep pacifism running through its politics. Russia's...
Rafale Won Europe’s Fighter Competition–and the Eurofighter Typhoon Shows Why: For years, military aviation enthusiasts have debated which fighter is superior: the French-built Rafale...
Greece has selected Embraer's C-390 over a new Lockheed C-130 to replace its aging Hercules fleet, approving €600 million for three jets. It's the...
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a 2-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump is the first sitting U.S. president...
Ukrainian “long-range sanctions” continue to hammer targets in Russia, with continued targeting of the Russian capital of Moscow with massive drone attacks. Tuesday’s drone...
NATO is not collapsing, but it is changing: some of its most important members want the alliance's protection while keeping a freer hand outside...
When Trump's Iran war ends with a signed settlement, the verdicts will come fast — and most will be premature. The questions that actually...
The Iran Deal Won’t Buy America Security. It Will Cost It: Proponents of the emerging nuclear agreement with Iran have settled on a convenient...
On May 21, 2025, a brand-new North Korean destroyer rolled over and partially capsized at its own launch ceremony — with Kim Jong Un...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
France is spending $12 billion on the largest warship ever built in Europe — a nuclear-powered supercarrier meant to project Macron's vision of strategic...
The USS Illinois was built to be one of the most powerful warships in American history — nine 16-inch guns, 45,000 tons, armor that...
The U.S. Navy's SSN(X) attack submarine was supposed to be the most lethal undersea platform ever built — faster, quieter, and deadlier than anything...
China's Y-20 "Chubby Girl" cargo aircraft is being converted into a aerial tanker capable of refueling J-20 stealth fighters, J-16 strike jets, and H-6N...
Isaac Seitz, defense columnist and Strategic Intelligence graduate, profiles Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz's command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from the devastation of Pearl...
