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(July 29, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch gun during a weapons maintenance shoot, July 29, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison) (July 29, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch gun during a weapons maintenance shoot, July 29, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to blockade the Strait of Hormuz puts the United States at loggerheads with much of the rest of the...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Strait of Hormuz is the most important artery in the global energy system. Roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil transited the...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...

The Embassy

At 10 am EST today, the U.S. Navy began enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and departing Iranian ports. The announced purpose...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

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...

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to force Washington’s hand — to make the cost of inaction high enough that the U.S. would move...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Combat stress is a persistent reality of warfare that becomes especially relevant when violence spikes. For the US, during the Global War on Terror...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The B-21 Raider Flaw: Chinese scientists fed the B-21 Raider’s publicly available designs into an AI system and claim to have found critical weaknesses...

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Though seemingly from a science fiction novel, militaries around the world are investing in laser weapon technology to better protect sensitive military and commercial...

Trillions

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The use of marijuana or any usage of cannabis is currently prohibited in the United States military, but historically, it has been used recreationally...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” – Quote of the day by Albert Einstein.  Albert Einstein...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about...

Trillions - 19FortyFive

New Countermine System Aims to Flip Script for U.S. Naval Allies: One aspect of naval warfare that the United States and its allies must...

The Embassy

The Embassy

Mental Health and Psychological Stress In The On-Again, Off-Again Campaign Against Iran: US military warfighters facing the threats associated with combat operations over Iran...

The Embassy

There is an old rule in medicine that applies with uncomfortable precision to war: never stop taking antibiotics halfway through the course. Do, and...

The Embassy

U.S. Central Command has announced that the United States will blockade the Strait of Hormuz beginning today. This is a surprising move that comes...

The Embassy

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s rule over Hungary has ended after 16 years. Despite the best efforts of the United States and Russia, who were...

Hermit Kingdom

Hermit Kingdom

Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...

Hermit Kingdom

Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...

Hermit Kingdom

Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...