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The U.S. Navy’s next-generation nuclear attack submarine, the SSN(X), has been billed as the future of undersea warfare – stealthier, faster, more lethal, more...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Russia routinely assails Ukraine with hordes of Iranian-derived kamikaze drones, big hypersonic ballistic missiles, and subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles released by hulking strategic...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

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...

The Embassy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points – Potential multi-year delays to the US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter program—reportedly due to funding debates, industrial base capacity concerns, and...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points – The US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter program, intended to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with superior range, speed, and drone-teaming...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Is The M1 Abrams Obsolete? Don’t Judge By Ukraine: The U.S. Army has dominated the battlefield with the M1 Abrams tank for more than...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points – China is significantly accelerating the expansion and modernization of its nuclear arsenal, moving well beyond its previous “minimalist” deterrence posture. -Independent...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

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 Embassy

The Embassy

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 Embassy

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 Embassy

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...

The Embassy

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

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...