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Could the war in Ukraine take on a ‘nuclear’ dimension as in a crisis? Shortly after midnight on Monday, a Russian missile strike targeted...
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Dr. Robert Kelly, a professor of international relations at Pusan National University, argues the separation of powers in American foreign policy has nearly collapsed,...
Dr. Robert Farley argues a renewed US-Israeli air campaign against Iran awaits only the midterm elections, citing a New York Times report of personnel...
Putin’s proposal for a U.S.-China-Russia trilateral in China — with Ukraine and Europe excluded — has revived Beltway enthusiasm for a “Kissinger-in-reverse” bid to...
American-flagged vessels account for less than 0.3 percent of the shipping carrying U.S. trade, and the country graduates several hundred naval architects a year...
The Trump administration’s deal to allow Russian diesel into the United States blindsided Kyiv and Europe alike — halting peace talks, triggering threats to...
Sabotage at Leipzig, Swindon, and Skarżysko-Kamienna. A curfew across the river from Narva. New garrisons at Petrozavodsk, Lupche-Savino, and Pechenga pointing at Finland's 830-mile...
The Witkoff-Kushner shuttle between Moscow and Kyiv ended, predictably, without a breakthrough — and Andrew Michta argues the failure reveals something deeper than bad...
German Foreign Minister Wadephul's fourth Kyiv visit — two days before Ukraine's Independence Day — capped an accelerating shift: Berlin is becoming Ukraine's principal...
Glock stopped shipping most of its Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 pistols on November 30, 2025, under pressure from “switch” lawsuits and...
Asked who wins a dogfight between an F-117 Nighthawk and a WWII P-51 Mustang, former Navy EA-18G Growler pilot Adam Daymude picks the Mustang,...
Iran is the F-14 Tomcat’s sole operator. The Shah took delivery of 79 to counter Iraq’s MiG-25s, and in the Iran-Iraq War Tehran claimed...
Chinese state media say the J-20S, the two-seat version of a 15-year-old stealth fighter, can now strike moving targets at sea.
Four ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz Thursday against a 10-day average of 16. Iran said it hit tanker Trend on Friday. Brent is...
Jobs dropped out of Reed College and stayed on as what he called a "drop-in," sitting in on classes that interested him. One was...
"Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has,...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has unveiled Operation Economic Outcast: secondary sanctions across five sectors and more than sixty targets, with no relief attached. Iran's...
Both sides would use a Ukraine war pause to rearm, and a longer pause may mean a bloodier spring. Michael Rubin argues Kyiv should...
For four and a half years the request was essentially a check, and the argument was that a properly supplied David could match Goliath....
Let Trump be Trump—which he will be anyway. Even if his peace efforts fail (which is entirely possible), American interests will be protected, and...
Dr. Robert Kelly argues that Donald Trump’s second term is alienating allies as no president has since 1945: refusing Saudi Arabia’s request to strike...
President Trump says he gets along with Kim Jong Un and wants a new summit before the end of 2026, along with smaller US-South...
Trump is reportedly considering another meeting with Kim Jong Un. The last round produced Singapore, Hanoi, and the DMZ, and by 2020 the status...
American doctrine promises that any North Korean nuclear attack will end the Kim regime. The Iran war has just tested that assumption. The United...
Trump ordered Ulchi Freedom Shield cut from eleven days to five before Kim Jong-un had agreed to anything in return. Kim Yo-jong dismissed the...
Could the war in Ukraine take on a ‘nuclear’ dimension as in a crisis? Shortly after midnight on Monday, a Russian missile strike targeted...
Amidst the chaos of mechanized warfare on a fluid battlefield, it’s not uncommon for specialized units to have to adapt to combat roles for...
Israel’s close ties with Azerbaijan are no secret. For Israel, realism and strategic necessity govern decision-making. Azerbaijan provided the Jewish state with fuel at...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to go poorly for Moscow on day 208 as the Ukrainian military continues to advance in the east...
The history of firearms is filled with some genuinely game-changer weapons. But what gun was the most expensive to ever sell? What about collections...
