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South Korean Democracy Just Survived a Stress Test: Late Monday night, South Korean President Yoon Seok-Yeol declared martial law. That requires validation by the...
Key Point: To understand the Dassault Rafale’s popularity, look at geography — and costs. -The French-built fighter jet’s broad appeal lies in its low...
World War III in 2025? The year 2024 is promising to leave a dangerous legacy for its successor. Not in decades has the world...
MEMORANDUM TO: Elon and Vivek, FROM: Mackenzie Eaglen, AEI DATE: ASAP SUBJECT: Defense DOGE-ing Scouring the federal budget for efficiencies and smart rightsizing must...
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: The Russian T-80 tank faces significant challenges in Ukraine, proving vulnerable to drones, anti-tank missiles, and outdated battlefield tactics. -Despite numerous upgrades...
Key Points: The F-35 Lightning II, despite its staggering $2 trillion lifecycle cost, remains essential for U.S. and allied military readiness. While the aircraft...
Key Points: The F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet remains a cornerstone of U.S. naval aviation, showcasing its agility, speed, and firepower in both real-world operations...
Key Points: The F-22 Raptor, a 5th-generation stealth fighter designed for air superiority, faced a mismatch of timing and mission during the Global War...
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...
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing with and stoking fires in Syria. Following the major military offensive mounted by the Salafi-jihadist forces of Hayat...
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,...
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...
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...
Apart from the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving is the most quintessentially American holiday celebrated in the United States. What it lacks in the muscular...
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...
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.
