Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget, announced via social media, is “political theater”...
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Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget, announced via social media, is “political theater”...
Key Points and Summary – Nicolás Maduro’s first appearance in a New York courtroom is the aftershock of Operation Absolute Resolve—a high-risk U.S. raid...
Key Points and Summary – The piece argues Trump’s Greenland fixation is less about impulse and more about geography, basing, and great-power competition. -It...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that Trump treats foreign policy like a prizefight: a dramatic opening swing, a declared victory,...
Synopsis: Dr. Michael Rubin argues that Washington’s post-Maduro strategy should not focus solely on rebuilding Venezuela—especially via oil investment—without also rewarding regional allies that...
Key Points and Summary – The early takes on Venezuela—imperialism, political diversion, oil grab—miss the central logic: hemispheric denial. -In 2 Words: Framed as...
Synopsis: Dr. Robert E. Kelly argues that Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro is not a clean, limited strike but the opening move of a...
Synopsis: The piece argues Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro is best understood as a preventive force rather than a step toward wider war. It...
Synopsis – The piece argues that Vladimir Putin’s record—mass violence, repression, and open imperial intent—makes it implausible that a U.S. president could genuinely believe...
Key Points and Summary – In 2026, the United States will still field unmatched military power—but with almost no margin for error. A second...