Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and defense strategy expert, evaluates the critical role of "legacy bridging" as the U.S....
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Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and defense strategy expert, evaluates the critical role of "legacy bridging" as the U.S....
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Reuben F. Johnson evaluates a classified Washington Post report detailing the National Intelligence Council’s pre-war assessment of Iran....
Dr. Andrew Latham, a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities, warns the Trump administration against the "Regime Change Trap" as Operation Epic Fury successfully degrades...
Ambassador John R. Bolton, former National Security Adviser to President Donald J. Trump, evaluates the strategic "politico-military" landscape of Operation Epic Fury as of...
The Trump Doctrine, a fundamental shift in American power projection, is currently being visualized through the high-intensity strikes of Operation Epic Fury. As of...
As Operation Epic Fury enters its critical second week, the Trump administration faces a strategic crossroads: can airpower alone collapse the Islamic Republic, or...
As Operation Epic Fury enters its second week, Iran is pivoting to a "Hezbollah blueprint" of asymmetric defiance to counter the destruction of its...
Harry J. Kazianis, Editor-in-Chief of 19FortyFive and veteran national security expert, evaluates the "Washington-speak" beginning to echo in the West Wing. He argues that...
As of March 6, 2026, Operation Epic Fury is entering soon a second week of high-intensity kinetic strikes without a single American or allied...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of The Shadow War, evaluates the looming logistics collapse, warning that President Trump’s "forever war"...