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How War with Iran Would Undercut US China Strategy

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Adam Gallagher

America Is Running Out of THAAD Ammunition for Israel

Israel has struck Iran with devastating blows since last Thursday evening. Although delayed, the Iranians have responded in kind. Yet Iran’s...

yesterday 9

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Brandon J. Weichert

How Tariffs Undermine the Steel Sector

In early June, President Donald Trump doubled steel and aluminum tariffs from 25 percent to 50 percent. The Trump administration argued the tariffs...

yesterday 10

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Craig Roach

Turkey Is the Biggest Winner of the Israel-Iran War

With the advent of open warfare between Israel and Iran, seismic changes are underway in the Middle East. The entire world seems to be drawn into...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Happy 70th Birthday to the B-52 Stratofortress!

June 2025 marks significant milestones for the United States military. Last Saturday marked the 250th anniversary of the US Army, which was...

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Peter Suciu

No, the USS Nimitz Will not Be Destroyed in a False Flag Operation

The late President Abraham Lincoln famously noted that you can always fool some people. Thanks to social media, it is increasingly easy. No day...

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Peter Suciu

Israel’s Strike on Iran Was a “Multidimensional Strategic Takedown”

Israel’s strike on Iran was far more than just about destroying the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. It crippled Iran’s air defenses, hit the...

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Peter Suciu

The F-35 Lightning II Newest Upgrade Is Almost Complete

At this week’s Paris Air Show, the largest and most prestigious aerospace event in the world, Lockheed Martin indicated it will soon unveil F-35...

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Peter Suciu

President Trump May Deploy Bomber Aircraft to the Middle East

President Donald Trump abruptly left the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada on Monday, just hours after the United States Air Force deployed...

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Peter Suciu

China’s “Jiu Tian” Drone Mothership Could Unleash Hell on the Indo-Pacific

China’s Jiu Tian drone mothership is preparing for its maiden mission at the end of the month. The mission will mark the beginning of a series of...

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Harrison Kass

Rising Lion, Falling Order? The Israel-Iran Conflict and What’s Next

Following Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion”—a series of coordinated strikes targeting Iranian military installations, nuclear facilities, and...

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Greg Priddy

Why Russia Is Still a Little Skeptical About BRICS Expansion 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a strong proponent of the BRICS, the non-Western grouping that until 2023 consisted of Brazil, Russia,...

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Mark N. Katz

An America First Human Rights Agenda

The essence of President Donald Trump’s America First approach on the world stage is national sovereignty and self-determination. It is a firm...

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Nile Gardiner

How is the Global South Reacting to the Israel-Iran Conflict?

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Josef Braml

Has Israel’s F-35 Fleet Been Modified to Reach Iran Without Refueling?

The unprecedented exchange of violence between Israel and Iran is only heating up. Following the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) initial strikes...

yesterday 10

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Maya Carlin

Is Israel Really Making Itself Any Safer?

Israel’s direct attacks on Iran shows again that it is willing to conduct multiple wars at once on its perceived adversaries. Recently, it has also...

yesterday 10

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Ivan Eland

An Iranian Attack on Israel’s Dimona Nuclear Plant Would Be a Catastrophic Mistake

In the age of “wars and rumors of wars,” the newest worry is that the Iranians—or one of their allied militia groups sown throughout the Middle...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Israel Wants Regime Change in Iran. Should America Go Along?

When analyzing the targets that have been hit the most in the ongoing Israeli air war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is obvious that the...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Don’t Get Dragged Into a War with Iran

Israel’s surprise attack on Iran did significant damage, killing military leaders, destroying infrastructure, and killing hundreds of civilians....

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William D. Hartung

How Donald Trump Can Sideline Chinese Tech

The rush to do trade deals with the United States following Liberation Day demonstrates once again that President Donald Trump is the ultimate...

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Robert C. O’Brien

Latest B-52 Upgrades Are Taking Longer than Expected

The United States Air Force’s fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress continues to be upgraded and enhanced to keep the aircraft flying well into the...

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Peter Suciu

Here Are the Weapons Israel Is Using to Bomb Iran

Now that the Israel-Iran War is underway, the first battle damage assessments of Israel’s airstrikes against key Iranian nuclear weapons facilities...

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Brandon J. Weichert

America’s E-3 AWACS Plane Is Falling Apart. Why Did the Air Force Just Cancel Its Successor?

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, originally intended to replace the aging E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet, has been cancelled. The cancellation marks a significant...

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Harrison Kass

Ukraine War Updates: Prisoner Swap, Drone Strikes, and More

Over the past week, several significant developments have occurred in the Russia-Ukraine War.  One key development is that Ukrainian troops are...

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Harrison Kass

Which Fighter Jets Did Israel Use to Attack Iran? 

In recent airstrikes against Iran, Israel deployed a combination of advanced aircraft, all American-made. The three aircraft involved in the strike...

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Harrison Kass

An Iran War Would Shatter Donald Trump’s Legacy

Leaders love military glory. The Romans had their famous triumphs and would add the sites of famous victories to the names of their renowned...

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John Allen Gay

The CMV-22 Osprey Is the Navy’s Force Multiplier

November 23, 2027 – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), near the Spratly Islands The tension was palpable. The stakes were global. In the...

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Sandy Clark

The UK and US Are Throwing Away Their Nuclear Submarines

This month, engineers at Babcock International in the UK began recycling HMS Swiftsure , the lead vessel of a class of nuclear-powered fleet...

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Peter Suciu

The Russian Navy’s Worst Enemy Is Itself

History has an uncanny way of repeating itself, especially in Russia, where past events often inspire protests and uprisings. There are now warning...

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Peter Suciu

Iran’s Missiles Pose the Biggest Threat to Israel

As exchanges of violence between Israel and Iran continue to heat up, a more detailed understanding of Tehran’s missile arsenal has become...

monday 4

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Maya Carlin

Will Lee Jae-myung Bring Peace to the Korean Peninsula?

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short tenure was disastrous for inter-Korean relations. Other than offering up a vague proposal in August 2024 to...

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Daniel R. Depetris

F-15 Eagle vs. F-16 Fighting Falcon: Who Wins?

From the outside, many of the US military’s fighter jets can be difficult to discern from one another—especially when the jet’s alphabetical and...

monday 5

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Tni Staff

How to Keep the US Maritime Revival Afloat 

For those working to restore America’s maritime industry, these are good days indeed. Once President Trump made the issue a rallying cry in his...

monday 4

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Brent D. Sadler

Trump’s Nuclear Energy Executive Orders: The Positive, the Problematic, and the Implausible

President Trump’s nuclear energy executive orders aim to revive US nuclear leadership, but a lack of financing and overreliance on regulatory...

monday 4

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Kenneth Luongo

The US is Already Losing the Next War

The next war has already begun. We are just not fighting back yet. While national security debates focus on Russian aggression in Ukraine or a...

monday 3

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Holden Triplett

Fighting Falcon Shot Down Super Flanker in Ukraine

Kyiv scored another aerial victory, as one of its US-made F-16 Fighting Falcons was credited with shooting down a Russian Sukhoi Su-35S air...

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Peter Suciu

Russia’s Final Upgraded Kilo-Class Submarine Just Took Its Station

As America’s defense industrial base—notably its naval shipyards—remains in the throes of crisis, Russia’s naval shipyards continue meeting the...

monday 4

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Brandon J. Weichert

Donald Trump Just Signed a Rare Earth Minerals Deal with China. What Was He Thinking?

President Donald Trump recently announced a preliminary trade deal with the People’s Republic of China. According to a post by the president on his...

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Brandon J. Weichert

America’s Tiny “NR-1” Submarine Spied on Russia for Decades—and the Kremlin Never Knew

Admiral Hyman Rickover is without doubt one of the greatest men who ever led the United States Navy. During the Cold War era, he singlehandedly...

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Brandon J. Weichert

How Ukraine’s F-16s Are Leveling the Battlefield Against Russia

The delivery of US-made F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to the Ukrainian military was arguably the most highly publicized import of the...

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Harrison Kass

Russia Strikes Kharkiv—and Ukraine Strikes Back

Overnight, on June 11, the Russian military launched a concentrated drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. The attack lasted for...

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Harrison Kass

New Developments in Nuclear Innovation Are in the Works

Nuclear innovation is projected to reach new heights between 2030 and 2035, but the effective implementation of President Trump’s executive orders...

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Ashley Finan

Iraq in the Crossfire

In the days before Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, the State Department was preparing for a possible evacuation of personnel from Iraq. In the...

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Seth J. Frantzman

Europe’s GCAP to Fight Alongside America’s F-47 NGAD Fighter

The US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is steadily making progress. As the service’s sixth-generation platforms become...

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Maya Carlin

India May Buy Russia’s Fifth-Generation Su-57 Felon Fighter

India may be next in line to procure one of the few fifth-generation fighter platforms in service today. While New Delhi is reportedly not seeking...

15.06.2025 1

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Maya Carlin

The F-35 Lightning II Is Getting a New Cooling System

The F-35 Lightning II is widely considered to be the top fighter jet in service today. From the platform’s advanced specs, stealth, capabilities,...

15.06.2025 2

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Maya Carlin

Russia’s Rare MiG-35 Fighter Jet Is Only Getting Started

Russia’s Rare MiG-35 Fighter Jet Is Only Getting Started

Russia is proving that they are a real power with a serious defense industrial base that, contrary to the expectations of Western military...

15.06.2025 1

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Brandon J. Weichert

The Soviet Union Had a Crazy Plan to Sink America’s Aircraft Carriers

The Soviet Union Had a Crazy Plan to Sink America’s Aircraft Carriers

It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the Soviet Union was obsessed with America’s aircraft carriers. If the Cold War ever became hot, Moscow’s...

15.06.2025 3

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Brandon J. Weichert

Whatever This Is, It Isn’t Realism

Whatever This Is, It Isn’t Realism

The message that Donald Trump delivered in the Middle East last month seemed unmistakable. The days of Western leaders “giving you lectures on how...

15.06.2025 10

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Vivek Viswanathan

Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov Is Still an Aircraft Carrier in Name Only

Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov Is Still an Aircraft Carrier in Name Only

Russia’s defense arsenal has taken several hits over the last three-plus years of its Ukraine invasion. From aircraft and main battle tanks to...

15.06.2025 5

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Maya Carlin