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America’s media—and the world’s—are convinced that Donald Trump has tarnished the international reputation of the United States. Not just tarnished: destroyed. The Democrats campaign...
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Automation Is the Key – Summary and Key Points: Despite setbacks like the delayed Maritime Action Plan and the cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate,...
Key Points and Summary – Former Navy advisor Neal Urwitz argues the Pentagon must push forward with its new “portfolio scorecards” to fix a...
Synopsis: The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy marks a pivotal shift in U.S.-Africa relations, moving away from traditional aid dependency toward an economic-driven...
Summary and Key Points: As reports emerge of a massive crackdown on Iranian protesters that rivals the Tiananmen Square massacre, President Trump faces a...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
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...
Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force plans to keep the F-22 Raptor flying into the 2060s, extending its life to bridge the gap before sixth-generation...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is expected to release the initial design schedule for the new BBG(X) “Trump-class” guided-missile battleship within the...
Summary and Key Points – The UK and Norway have signed the historic “Lunna House Agreement,” permanently stationing 1,500 Royal Marines in northern Norway...
Key Points and Summary – After 50 years of service, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has returned to Bremerton, Washington, for the...
Key Points and Summary – Social Security trust funds are on track to become insolvent by 2034, at which point they will only be...
Synopsis and Key Points: A popular quote attributed to Steve Jobs—”My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the...
Key Points: This profile explores the famous quote, “He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner,” often attributed to Benjamin Franklin....
Synopsis: Despite President Trump’s promise of a $2,000 “Tariff Dividend” on Truth Social in November 2025, no checks have been issued, and distributing them...
Key Points and Summary – Professor Alexander Motyl argues that modern attempts by great powers like the U.S., China, and Russia to establish 19th-century-style...
Summary and Key Points: In retaliation to President Trump’s expanded travel bans now affecting 39 countries, West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
What You Need to Know: The U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro establishes a dangerous “might makes right” precedent that...
Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin is recycling Soviet-era rhetoric to address Russia’s “nationality question,” blaming foreign intelligence services for inciting ethnic discord...
Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s special operations forces are often overlooked, but estimates place them among the world’s largest elite formations. -Designed...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s most underrated weapon isn’t its nukes or artillery, but its vast tunnel network under and around the...
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...
America’s media—and the world’s—are convinced that Donald Trump has tarnished the international reputation of the United States. Not just tarnished: destroyed. The Democrats campaign...
While it might not be front-page news here in Washington, DC, there is a great deal of press and analyst interest in what happens...
Over the last few weeks, I have been taking a look at U.S. military combat readiness over several different contingencies for my new book...
The United Kingdom and the United States have an unusual relationship internationally–the so-called ‘special relationship‘. Despite being ‘divided by a common language’ there are...
The recent outbreak of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan may be competing for attention in a noisy press, but it has spawned a cottage...
