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The War in Ukraine Could End Quite Badly for Kyiv: Last Wednesday, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown said the United States...
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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...
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...
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...
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 – 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...
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...
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...
Key Points – China is significantly accelerating the expansion and modernization of its nuclear arsenal, moving well beyond its previous “minimalist” deterrence posture. -Independent...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
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...
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...
The War in Ukraine Could End Quite Badly for Kyiv: Last Wednesday, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown said the United States...
On day 150 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military is still looking for a breakthrough in the Donbas as the Ukrainian...
The War in Ukraine Continues On: Following the announcement of a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to allow Ukrainian grain ships to...
Moldova PM Expresses Concern Over Possible Russian Invasion – Natalia Gavrilita, the prime minister of Moldova, expressed her concern in an interview aired on...
Ukraine War Update: Two Americans KIA In Ukraine, Russia Trying To Win Support in Africa, Middle East – Two Americans who were fighting in...
