Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The U.S. Army may have to do more with less, as it braces for a possible large budget cut in fiscal year 2022 (FY22)....
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When Elon Musk looks back at Earth on his travels to Mars, the big blue beachball may look the same, but here is to...
Presidents Putin and Trump are expected to speak about Ukraine in the coming days. Ending Russia’s war in Ukraine will be official US policy,...
The aircraft carrier, now just over one hundred years old, is one of the most resilient weapons of the modern era. More than a...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s once-dominant artillery force is under severe pressure as Ukraine leverages advanced counter-battery tactics and drone warfare to neutralize the...
As Donald J. Trump takes office as the country’s 47th President, American foreign and security policy are at an inflection point. While analysts routinely...
The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...
As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...
While NATO has largely maintained its unity against Moscow following Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s political pronouncements of support have not been...
Acoustic systems have driven detection, innovation, and new generations of quieting technologies in the undersea warfare realm for decades, as they have become more...
Key Points and Summary: Designed for both stealth and special operations, the Astute-class boasts a “lock-out-trunk” for deploying special forces. -With a planned fleet...
Key Points and Summary: The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, faces an uncertain future. -Plagued by mechanical issues, fires, and corrosion, the ship...
Key Points and Summary: The Air Force’s 6th-generation NGAD stealth fighter may trace its origins to the X-44 MANTA concept from 1999. -Developed by...
Key Points and Summary: President Donald Trump has launched aggressive policies targeting both inflation and immigration, including mass deportation plans. However, these efforts might...
Key Points and Summary: Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canada have sparked economic and political tensions, with potential repercussions for both nations. Critics...
Trump Must Back Australian Miners Against Chinese Strategic Metal Predation: President-elect Donald Trump approaches his second term much differently than his first. No longer...
Once the new Trump Administration takes office, one area that bears watching is what happens with the budget, specifically whether Donald Trump implements any...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s strategic agreement with North Korea could elevate its nuclear deterrence, addressing what analysts call the “Seltenian Disadvantage.” This disadvantage,...
Not every rebellion is bad. British oppression and taxation without representation justified the rebellion of American colonists against King George III. A quest for...
On May 10, 2017, I sat down for a one-hour roundtable in Beirut with Riad Salameh, governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank as part of...
The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, recently issued an informal appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to end the...
The North Korean regime must be celebrating. After years of bad news on its foreign relations, the regime is finally getting what it presumably...
North Korea fired a shot across the stern of the outgoing Biden administration by launching a missile during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit...
The recent Foreign Affairs article, “Why South Korea Should Go Nuclear” by Robert E. Kelly and Min-hyung Kim, argues that South Korea’s acquisition of...
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...
The U.S. Army may have to do more with less, as it braces for a possible large budget cut in fiscal year 2022 (FY22)....
This week, the United States Navy launched its inaugural multi-domain manned and unmanned capabilities exercise, which included unmanned capabilities “Above the Sea, On the...
Last month the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps released a joint Unmanned Campaign Framework detailing how the sea services intend to design, build, test,...
Throughout his four years in office, Donald Trump measured his administration’s economic success by the stock market’s performance. He did so even though around...
In an interview with Military Times on Thursday, Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said, despite the looming withdrawal from Afghanistan, there...
