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Key Points: The British Challenger 1 main battle tank excelled during its 18-year service, particularly in Operation Granby during the First Gulf War. -Deployed...
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Iran is facing crunch time on its continued talks with the United States over a potential new deal regarding its nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign...
The Secretary of Defense recently traveled to Asia and gave a major speech that rattled China’s leaders who called its “provocations” Cold War rhetoric...
Over 150,000 dead and 11 million displaced are the result of war in Sudan that started months before the Gaza War, in 2023, and...
When former President Barack Obama took office, he embarked on a global apology tour. In Cairo, in 2009, he apologized for the Global War...
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...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
Key Points – The Su-57E, Russia’s export variant of its Su-57 “Felon” stealth fighter offered to India, differs significantly from the domestic Russian version...
Key Points – Following recent India-Pakistan military clashes, China is reportedly expediting the sale of J-35 (also known as FC-31) fifth-generation stealth fighters to...
Russia is attempting to secure India as an export customer for its Su-57E fifth-generation fighter by making an unprecedented offer of full source code...
Russia's K-329 Belgorod, one of the world's largest submarines, is a unique nuclear-powered platform with a dual-mission capability, creating strategic ambiguity.
The global financial and technological order is changing rapidly, and the U.S. must be at the center of these changes. As China aggressively pushes...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
Key Points – Canada’s re-evaluation of its 88-unit F-35 fighter deal, driven by political tensions with the US, faces significant practical hurdles if Ottawa...
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU)—collectively known as the Union—took power after securing the largest block...
At a future point, many will ask an obvious question: why did the United States and Europe lift sanctions on Syria? The question will...
Key Points and Summary: The recent India-Pakistan crisis (April-May 2025), which saw a ceasefire after a terror attack and retaliatory strikes, demonstrates that nuclear...
Global Britain in the Indo-Pacific – Trade, Illusion, and the Shrinking Horizon of British Power: When the United Kingdom announced its “Indo-Pacific tilt” in...
Key Points – Lee Jae-myung is favored to win South Korea’s snap presidential election on June 3rd, following President Yoon Seok-yeol’s impeachment. -Lee’s anticipated...
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...
Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....
North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
Key Points: The British Challenger 1 main battle tank excelled during its 18-year service, particularly in Operation Granby during the First Gulf War. -Deployed...
Key Point: Japan is embracing the F-35 stealth fighter, with plans to fully integrate F-35Bs on its carriers JS Kaga and JS Izumo. Exercises...
F-35 Copy? China’s J-35, its second 5th-generation stealth fighter, aims to rival the U.S. F-35 and strengthen Beijing’s air power. Developed from the Shenyang...
Rubio Should Reconfigure the State Department for a 21st Century World: Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio will likely sail through his confirmation hearings and...
Key Points: The A-10 Warthog has served valiantly, proving its worth in Desert Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan, where it saved countless ground troops with...
