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Summary and Key Points: China’s unveiling of its hypersonic MD-19 drone highlights rapid advancements in aerial reconnaissance and stealth capabilities. The MD-19 features a...
Summary and Key Points: Britain’s Challenger 3 tank upgrade highlights deep flaws in UK defense strategy: insufficient numbers, slow delivery, and strategic incoherence. -Only...
The Trump administration is using economic pressure and military threats to bring Iran back to nuclear negotiations, hoping to replace or update the original...
In a speech to Canada’s Parliament in 1936, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King stated, “It is our duty, as well as our interest,...
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...
The Munich Security Conference and the days that followed, including the senior level US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, have witnessed massive turbulence in transatlantic...
Can China's J-20 stealth fighter realistically defeat America's F-22 Raptor? Comparing stealth, maneuverability, weapons, and range reveals the true air superiority winner.
Russia’s Tu-160 Bomber is a Deadly Stand-off Missile Platform: Thanks to the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Cold War-era bomber has enjoyed a...
Summary and Key Points: China is actively showcasing its advanced sixth-generation fighters, the J-36 and J-50, generating buzz and publicity without official announcements. Conversely,...
Key Points: The Pentagon recently deployed six B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, where satellite imagery showed them exposed and unprotected on the runway,...
A little over two weeks ago, the Trump administration unveiled its reciprocal tariff policy with great fanfare, including a technical explanation hosted on the...
NATO’s June summit in The Hague will present a critical opportunity for America’s allies to reaffirm their commitment to collective security. The worsening security...
Artificial intelligence development faces a critical juncture, with growing bipartisan agreement on the need for independent oversight beyond industry self-regulation.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s theory of the case, when it comes to imposing significant new tariffs, is that it will reduce trade deficits,...
Japan is turning into an anti-ship missile powerhouse, deploying advanced Type 88 and Type 12 systems to defend maritime trade routes from China, Russia,...
As every tourist who has strayed into a bazaar or souk knows, Middle Easterners drive a hard bargain. And the Iranians, with their long...
U.S. forces in Syria continue to support their partners in the war against ISIS. This is part of a mission that dates back to...
It is Time to Synchronize U.S. Strategy in INDOPACOM: Korea and Taiwan Are Interrelated Challenges Requiring an Integrated Security Architecture: The United States must...
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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is changing. Once essentially a totalitarian state, with neither personal nor political liberty, Riyadh has pulled the religious police...
Could China deploy nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to the Arctic? The idea of submarines hunting one another under the Arctic pack ice feels...
Entering 2022, the world looks more dangerous than it has at any time since the late 1980s. Real conflicts of interest in Eastern Europe...
Key Point: Many of Russia’s highest-profile capabilities are less about strategy and more about perception – Despite the Cold War ending decades ago and...
M32A1: The US Marines Can Do Some Damage With Their Revolving Grenade Launcher – You know how a revolver works when it comes to...
