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Key Points – President Trump’s May 15th suggestion in Qatar of developing an “F-55″—a twin-engine “super upgrade” of the single-engine F-35 because he “doesn’t...
Tensions are escalating between US allies Turkey and Israel in Syria following Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December 2024 and the rise of HTS leader...
Key Points – Canada’s interest in joining the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) for a sixth-generation fighter, driven by desires for strategic diversification...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
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...
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...
Key Points – China is significantly accelerating the expansion and modernization of its nuclear arsenal, moving well beyond its previous “minimalist” deterrence posture. -Independent...
Key Points – A US F-35 stealth fighter reportedly took evasive action from a Houthi surface-to-air missile during the recent “Operation Rough Rider” in...
Key Point and Mission – The AUKUS security pact unites the US, UK, and Australia in developing a new generation of advanced nuclear-powered attack...
Key Points – Further upgrading Canada‘s nearly 45-year-old CF-18 Hornet fleet is not a sustainable solution for the Royal Canadian Air Force‘s pressing fighter...
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...
America is engaged in a new space race – one that will determine whether the U.S. or China will be the dominant nation in...
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has suggested it will broker ninety trade deals in ninety days in the wake of Trump’s...
Throughout his presidential campaign last year, US President Donald Trump regularly insisted that he would stop the Ukraine War on ‘day one’ of his...
The leaders of France, the U.K., Germany, and Poland over the weekend joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “demand” that Putin immediately agree to...
The Drone, the Strike, and the Ritual: Why Kashmir’s War Is Never Really About Kashmir – The renewed fighting in Kashmir this month – Pakistan’s...
Canada’s defense establishment has finally woken up to the reality that submarines matter. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to acquire up to twelve conventionally...
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...
Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister is at it again. At a July 24 meeting of the Arab League, Sergei Lavrov launched another of his by...
Last week, an image circulated online showing a variant of the Chinese Shenyang FC-31 – also sometimes referred to as the J-35. It is...
The Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems debuted a new long-range strike missile in a press release last week. Essentially an air-launched variant of...
On the final day of his trip to the Middle East this month, U.S. President Joe Biden joined leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council...
Russia is responding to accusations of war crimes by making accusations of its own. Moscow has charged 92 members of Ukraine’s armed forces with...
