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Summary and Key Points: Defense analyst Caleb Larson evaluates the mounting “danger from the deep” in the Strait of Hormuz. -As Operation Epic Fury...
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Summary and Key Points: Defense analyst Caleb Larson evaluates the mounting “danger from the deep” in the Strait of Hormuz. -As Operation Epic Fury...
Reuben F. Johnson, Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation and veteran defense analyst, examines the resilient energy "lifeline" between Iran and China....
The declaration of a "closure" of the Strait of Hormuz by IRGC senior adviser Ebrahim Jabari on March 2, 2026, has triggered a possible...
The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East signals a shift from symbolic signaling to active strike preparation against Iran....
Summary and Key Points: In February 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Budapest to herald a “new golden age” of relations, signing a...
Summary and Key Points: Amid rising tensions in January 2026, Iran has renewed threats to “close” the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint...
The United States Army is moving into a new era. The engagements that put the U.S. Army at the center of overseas conflicts for...
Since the COVID pandemic, Europe has fallen on hard economic times, and the continent’s absolute and relative economic decline has deepened over the past...
Ron DeSantis traveled to an ally red state recently to announce his plan for energy policy. The presidential hopeful made an appearance at an oil...
Joe Biden has made common cause with the very corporations that he accuses the Republicans of being in the slavish throes to.