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Key Points and Summary: The Pentagon is accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons to maintain a strategic edge, with the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic...
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During the 2024 campaign, candidate Donald Trump said he could resolve the Ukraine war in twenty-four hours by getting together with Vladimir Putin and...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine continues to have global repercussions. Among them, at least in part, is the fall of the vicious Assad regime. This...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program seeks a sixth-generation stealth aircraft to succeed the F-22 Raptor....
Key Points and Summary: On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Army’s Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system achieved its first combat intercept during a...
The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second...
As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the...
While NATO has largely maintained its unity against Moscow following Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s political pronouncements of support have not been...
It has become something of a cliché in Washington policy debates that the world today is more unstable and dangerous than at any time...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s Sierra II-class submarines, built with titanium hulls, offer both underwater speed and stealth, posing a serious challenge to NATO...
Key Points and Summary: The Zumwalt-class destroyers were envisioned to replace several aging U.S. Navy ships and excel in land-attack and surface combat with...
Key Points and Summary: China could impose a nominally civil “quarantine” on Taiwan, using its coast guard to enforce restricted shipping to the island...
Key Points and Summary: Canada’s Leopard 2 main battle tanks highlight a core tension in its defense strategy: heavy armor remains vital for high-intensity...
Federal stimulus checks, passed as part of a trio of COVID relief packages in 2020 and 2021, are long a thing of the past,...
Key Points and Summary: As Donald Trump prepares to assume office, the bond market is already reacting to fears over his proposed economic policies....
Key Points and Summary: With Donald Trump’s imminent return to office, economic priorities for 2025 remain uncertain, focusing on tax cuts, border security, and...
Donald Trump, during his 2024 campaign, frequently talked about a fairly radical taxation proposal: “No tax on tips.” The proposal was a push to...
President Yoon Suk-yeol’s political self-immolation has decapitated the South Korean government and enfeebled its alliance with Washington. Yoon has been impeached and will likely...
Democrats are forlorn over Donald Trump’s electoral victory, and national security-focused Democrats are no exception. In nominating relative unknowns like Pete Hegseth for Secretary...
Key Points and Summary: Donald Trump’s campaign promise to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours will face major challenges. -Key sticking points include...
Incoming US President Donald Trump suggested once again this week that the United States expand into Canada and Greenland. Trump has talked this up...
North Korea fired a shot across the stern of the outgoing Biden administration by launching a missile during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit...
The recent Foreign Affairs article, “Why South Korea Should Go Nuclear” by Robert E. Kelly and Min-hyung Kim, argues that South Korea’s acquisition of...
If Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has anything to say about it, sunny North Korea may soon become the next hot tourist destination for...
We have a habit of thinking of China and North Korea as allies. Indeed, China’s Mao Zedong once described the two as being “as...
Key Points and Summary: The Pentagon is accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons to maintain a strategic edge, with the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. military’s new MAKO hypersonic missile is poised to transform air combat tactics. Designed by Lockheed Martin, the MAKO...
Key Points and Summary: The Essex-class aircraft carriers symbolize American ingenuity and naval dominance during World War II. Built in unprecedented numbers—32 planned and...
Key Points and Summary: The AUKUS agreement promises to revolutionize Australia’s submarine fleet with three U.S.-built Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines and the future development of...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s Su-57 Felon stealth fighter appears to be playing a more significant role in the Ukraine war, according to reports...
