The United States did not enter the war with Iran because it was attacked or was about to be attacked. It seems to have entered after concluding that once ...

Is America running out of missiles? The attacks on Iranian forces and leadership have had a devastating impact on the regime, but the repeated salvos of ...

An alliance is only as credible as the runway it can repair under fire. The Pentagon’s latest National Defense Strategy ...

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In early March 2026, U.S. Central Command confirmed the first U.S. fatalities of the Iran conflict. A drone strike at Port ...

To analyze a war accurately, one must apply an analytical framework suited to its actual character. This requirement is ...

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In late 2017, while traveling to Moscow on official duty, I experienced a sudden, debilitating health incident. After a long and arduous battle with the ...

Since the United States and Israel began intensive airstrikes against Iran on Feb. 28, Iran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes against multiple ...

The war with Iran has prompted many questions about what comes next. Will the Islamic Republic regime survive? What could ...

Indonesia is rapidly expanding its naval fleet to meet its blue-water ambitions. But, for much of the past decade, budget constraints and limited ...

Advanced violence is democratizing.  AI, in conjunction with dramatic improvements in robotics, energy production, and ...