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Mark Montgomery

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The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

In Washington, much of the debate over Taiwan’s security has focused on the island’s defense budget and purchases of U.S. weapons. On the first,...

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Foreign Policy

Mark Montgomery

Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ deal means US must open the Strait of Hormuz by force

If the Trump administration is serious about restoring the free flow of international commerce illegally strangled by the Tehran regime since the...

11.05.2026 10

New York Post

Mark Montgomery

It’s All About Hormuz

The U.S. cannot both end the war immediately and claim victory. It is one or the other.

19.03.2026 10

The New York Times

Mark Montgomery

Can Ukraine’s state-of-the-art drone tech come to US aid in Iran?

Operation Epic Fury gives Ukraine a chance to prove its friendship to the United States — and it's coming through with high-tech drone defenses to...

10.03.2026 20

New York Post

Mark Montgomery

Trump could be missing the opportunity to rebuild the Navy efficiently and quickly

Trump’s instincts are right: America needs to invest in its Navy, its ship-building capacity and its maritime industrial base and supply chain.

15.02.2026 250

New York Post

Mark Montgomery

Trump’s push on Venezuela looks to be the safest first step against the fentanyl cartels

Now we have reports that Trump recently told Maduro he'd best flee the country with his family if he wants to them all to live.

01.12.2025 10

New York Post

Mark Montgomery

China’s kicking our butts in warship-building — here’s how we can catch up

China builds 200 merchant ships a year for every one America builds; Beijing built more than 100 naval vessels over the past decade, while the US Navy...

15.11.2025 10

New York Post

Mark Montgomery

Putin’s Palm Sunday Attack Demands A Response

17.04.2025 10

The National Interest

Mark Montgomery