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The Port of Hudaydah [Hodeida] has long been a lifeline for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. While the Houthis also receive Iranian weaponry via smuggling routes...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Nukes and NATO for Ukraine? In an eye-opening interview released today by Piers Morgan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed two things he believed would...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

In another sign of how crucial missile defense has become in the Pacific, Japan’s navy is getting U.S. SM-6 surface-to-air missiles. The SM-6 is...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Saturday, President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico.  The Canadian and Mexican governments will certainly survive the episode. China’s, on...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Ideas: The Ford-class aircraft carriers represent the pinnacle of U.S. naval power, but with China’s DF-26 and DF-21D missiles posing serious...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Article Summary: The dominance of U.S. aircraft carriers is facing unprecedented challenges. While the Ford-class brings cutting-edge technology to naval warfare, China’s DF-21D and...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Summary: The MBT-70 was an ambitious U.S.-West German project to create a next-generation main battle tank, featuring advanced armor, hydropneumatic suspension,...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Key Points and Article Summary: The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most advanced warships ever built, but their staggering costs—$13.3 billion for USS Gerald...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: The long-anticipated merger between DirecTV and Dish Network has collapsed after bondholder resistance derailed the deal. -Announced in September 2023,...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The tariff threats will return. That’s not a threat or promise, just recognition that huge tariff bamboozles are among President Trump’s favorite extortion gambits....

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Key Points and Summary: The massive COVID stimulus packages and stimulus checks under Trump and Biden helped the economy recover quickly but also contributed...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

What is happening with US tariff policy under President Donald Trump?  The question isn’t rhetorical; after a week of back and forth from the...

The Embassy

The Embassy

A leaked briefing memo signed by Germany’s ambassador in Washington, Andreas Michaelis, expresses deep concerns about the viability of democracy in the Trump administration....

The Embassy

The anti-Tutsi genocide in Rwanda was not spontaneous. French archival documents demonstrate beyond doubt that the orgy of violence that killed up to 800,000...

The Embassy

Canada has always had a complex economic relationship with the United States. For all our diplomatic efforts and rhetorical flourishes about “special relationships,” the...

The Embassy

Why Donald Trump Should Visit Somaliland: A Bold Move in Africa – The U.S. presidency is as much about symbolism as power. Foreign leaders,...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

The North Korean regime must be celebrating. After years of bad news on its foreign relations, the regime is finally getting what it presumably...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...

Hermit Kingdom

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...