Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Dr. Michael Rubin argues that Washington’s repeated abandonment of partners is no longer an exception but a defining feature of U.S. policy. He points...
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Dr. Michael Rubin argues that Washington’s repeated abandonment of partners is no longer an exception but a defining feature of U.S. policy. He points...
Donald Trump has floated the idea of sending Americans $2,000 “tariff dividend” checks funded by tariff revenue, and recently suggested he could do it...
Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland—and threats of tariffs until a “complete and total purchase” is reached—has triggered unusually sharp resistance from European...
Europe Won’t Fight The U.S. Over Greenland—But It Could Evict American Forces American President Donald Trump has significantly ramped up his bellicose rhetoric about...
A Greenland dispute is framed as more than a transatlantic spat—it’s a stress test of Europe’s moral consistency. The argument holds that Trump’s rhetoric...
Summary and Key Points – Trump’s apparent enthusiasm for dramatic, made-for-television interventions risks dragging the United States back into the classic problem of military...
What Is Trump’s Real Strategy on Iran? Much of the commentary on Donald Trump’s approach to Iran begins from a familiar assumption: that he...
Summary and Key Points – A Brookings Institution analysis estimates net migration turned negative in 2025—between –10,000 and –295,000—driven by fewer entries and higher...
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...
Synopsis: Senator Rand Paul has publicly opposed any military action to acquire Greenland, stating, “It won’t happen under my watch,” despite President Trump’s administration...