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Known as the “Big J” or “Black Dragon,” USS New Jersey (BB-62) has the distinction of being one of the most decorated battleships to have served in the...
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American officials privately, if not publicly, cheer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s loss of Aleppo and much of northwestern Syria to rebel forces led by...
Rubio Should Reconfigure the State Department for a 21st Century World: Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio will likely sail through his confirmation hearings and...
Apart from the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving is the most quintessentially American holiday celebrated in the United States. What it lacks in the muscular...
President Joe Biden’s administration will “do everything possible” during its remaining time in office to help Ukraine “fight through 2025” and obtain “a position...
Over at the Atlantic Council, former director of U.S. Navy strategy and operational concepts Bruce Stubbs probes “Ten Challenges to Implementing Force Design 2030.” Force...
It’s starting to feel like 1953 again, this time in Ukraine. That year is when the Koreas and their allies agreed on an armistice,...
I think Theodore Roosevelt would be dismayed at the state of global order today. It seems to be in retreat, or rather under concerted...
A friend serving in the U.S. Army asks: how can army leaders get their message about the army’s role in Pacific strategy to “resonate”...
Key Points: China’s ambitious expansion of its amphibious assault fleet, highlighted by the Type 076 LHA, signals an intensified focus on Taiwan and regional...
Key Points: The legendary F-15C Eagle is retiring after nearly five decades of unmatched service, capped by its final launch from Kadena Air Base...
Key Points: The MiG-29K Fulcrum D, designed for carrier operations, exemplifies Russia’s struggle to modernize its naval aviation. Though capable of speeds up to...
Key Points: Russia’s Borei A-class nuclear-powered submarines, including the newly commissioned Knyaz’ Pozharskiy, are at the forefront of Putin’s nuclear strategy. -Equipped with 16...
On paper, Scott Bessent appears to be a fine choice for Treasury Secretary in the incoming Trump administration. Indeed, who could be better qualified...
Key Points: The debate over how many B-21 Raider stealth bombers the U.S. Air Force should build hinges on cost, capability, and strategic needs....
In early 2008 Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve downplayed at great cost the downside risks to the economy coming from the subprime loan crisis. Today,...
One reason to think that the Fed will be mistaken in keeping interest rates high based on backward-looking data is that this policy exacerbates...
One forlorn regret that gnaws at some policymakers in Washington and Brussels is NATO enlargement and how growing the alliance may have led Vladimir...
Key Points: Poland is cementing its place as one of Europe’s strongest militaries by pledging 4.7% of its GDP to defense spending by 2025,...
On November 29, 2024, the United States of Biafra once again declared their independence from Nigeria. The move comes more than 57 years after...
On November 26, 2024, in a rare moment of clarity, President Joe Biden celebrated a ceasefire U.S. diplomats and Special Envoy Amos Hochstein negotiated...
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) has reignited concerns about the relationship between Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, does not believe that federal mask mandates will return even...
There has been just enough distance and peace from COVID-19 restrictions and paranoia to let the horrible memories of those terrible two years fade...
Kirillov didn't just suggest that the United States was responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic but also claimed that the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and...
Those who seek peace in Gaza, however, should remember that this war is like most others: one party attacked, the other counter-attacked, and, for...
Time is a precious commodity in Israel’s fight against Hamas terrorists. As Israel prepares to enter Hamas’s final stronghold, Rafah, the United States should...
Despite what the donor class and old-line conservative punditry think, the conservative base has been Trumpified. Nikki Haley is running for the nomination of...
Summary: The article critiques America’s wavering commitment to its allies, highlighting the dangerous trend of strategic and political short-sightedness. It contrasts current political divisiveness...
If Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has anything to say about it, sunny North Korea may soon become the next hot tourist destination for...
We have a habit of thinking of China and North Korea as allies. Indeed, China’s Mao Zedong once described the two as being “as...
North Korea has provided support in the civil wars in Ethiopia, Angola, Sri Lanka, and Yemen. Though the number of troops was small, North...
A vague North Korean-Russia alignment adds a new headache to East Asian security. But without China, it is still underpowered.
Known as the “Big J” or “Black Dragon,” USS New Jersey (BB-62) has the distinction of being one of the most decorated battleships to have served in the...
Russia’s war on Ukraine entered a new phase early in April as Putin belatedly recognized the failure of his assaults on Kyiv. The decimated...
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the Ukrainian Governor of Donetsk Oblast, told CNN on Friday that Mariupol is still being defended by Ukrainian soldiers despite the city...
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS—On Friday evening, Rwandan Paul Kagame arrived in Barbados, his latest stop in a whirlwind Caribbean tour. The meeting between Kagame and Prime...
U.S. Pledges Heavier Weapons To Ukraine, While Javelin Stocks Run Low – The United States has pledged an additional $800 million aid package to...
