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The Nuclear Exception: Why France’s Charles de Gaulle is a Global Strategic Heavyweight You already know that the United States dominates the seas with...
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The Nuclear Exception: Why France’s Charles de Gaulle is a Global Strategic Heavyweight You already know that the United States dominates the seas with...
France is spending $12 billion on the largest warship ever built in Europe — a nuclear-powered supercarrier meant to project Macron's vision of strategic...
The deployment of the Charles de Gaulle is a calculated gamble that highlights the "Single-Point-of-Failure" in French strategic autonomy. In the 2026 landscape of...
Isaac Seitz, defense columnist and Strategic Intelligence graduate, examines France's Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Génération — Europe's largest warship ever planned. At 310 meters and...
France's FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) remains a unique pillar of global naval power—being the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in operation outside the U.S....
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the "strategic leap" of the Dassault Rafale as it transitions...
Isaac Seitz, a defense columnist and intelligence analyst, evaluates the diplomatic expertise of Benjamin Franklin and the strategic necessity of the 1778 Franco-American Alliance....
France committed to sending Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine as part of France’s military air support to help Ukraine’s defenders counter Russia's invasions. And,...
Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the enduring legacy of the Mirage 2000 as it...
The "courage to go on" was Napoleon Bonaparte's defining characteristic. Yet, his legacy is studied as much for his catastrophic failures as his tactical...