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The U.S. is pouring billions into a handful of exquisite warplanes — the $300-million F-47 and the $700-million-plus B-21 Raider. But this analysis argues...
The United States and Iran can probably keep the shooting stopped for 60 days — but only if neither side mistakes the pause for...
The terms of the Memorandum of Understanding ending the U.S.-Iran war are now public. This analysis argues the deal is worth supporting as an...
NATO is not collapsing, but it is changing: some of its most important members want the alliance's protection while keeping a freer hand outside...
Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
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...
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...
South Korea's K2 Black Panther was built to defend the Korean peninsula — and became the hottest tank in Europe almost by accident. When...
Turkey's Altay was meant to prove the country could build its own main battle tank and shed its reliance on foreign armor. Then a...
Before the SR-71 became a legendary spy plane, the Air Force nearly turned it into a missile-armed interceptor — the YF-12, fitted with fire-control...
The F-117 Nighthawk, the world's first stealth aircraft, was officially retired in 2008 — yet a portion of the fleet still flies classified missions...
Rafale Won Europe’s Fighter Competition–and the Eurofighter Typhoon Shows Why: For years, military aviation enthusiasts have debated which fighter is superior: the French-built Rafale...
Greece has selected Embraer's C-390 over a new Lockheed C-130 to replace its aging Hercules fleet, approving €600 million for three jets. It's the...
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a 2-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump is the first sitting U.S. president...
Canada committed in 2023 to buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters to replace its CF-18 fleet — today it has firmly committed to...
Ukrainian “long-range sanctions” continue to hammer targets in Russia, with continued targeting of the Russian capital of Moscow with massive drone attacks. Tuesday’s drone...
When Trump's Iran war ends with a signed settlement, the verdicts will come fast — and most will be premature. The questions that actually...
The Iran Deal Won’t Buy America Security. It Will Cost It: Proponents of the emerging nuclear agreement with Iran have settled on a convenient...
Under a revised AUKUS deal confirmed May 30, Australia will buy three secondhand Virginia-class submarines from the US Navy instead of the mix of...
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...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
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...
Over at RAND, researchers have published a new report on North Korea‘s conventional artillery that, while it doesn’t have the sex appeal of Pyongyang’s...
July 23, 2020 will go down in history as the day Mike Pompeo launched his bid for the Presidency. No, he’s not challenging his...
In a historic speech yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a blistering attack on China at the Nixon Library in California–talk about a...
India is increasingly seen as a potential strategic partner for the United States and other Western democracies. The South Asian giant is an important...
Australia last week released its first major defense policy update in four years. The one bombshell in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of billions...
