Defense
Cancellation of Constellation-Class Frigate Program Marks Setback for U.S. Navy Modernization
The recent decision by the United States Navy (USN) to cancel the Constellation-class frigate program after eight years of development and billions of dollars...
From Sinai to Seoul: What the Six-Day War Teaches About a Future North Korean Blitzkrieg
In June 1967, when the sun was rising over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Israeli fighter squadrons skimming through the coastlines at low altitude struck...
Israeli Aid to Taiwan’s T-DOME Missile Shield Sparks Sharp Rebuke from China
Recent reports issued by Chinese security, military, and intelligence agencies during November and December 2025 indicated increasing defense cooperation between Taiwan and Israel to...
Trump’s National Security Strategy: Reaction and Realization
The first National Security Strategy of the United States of America was released in 1950 under President Truman. It set firm strategic goals based...
U.S. Strategy Shakeup Forces Tough Questions on Germany and Japan
A startling moment at a Berlin security conference captured the anxiety now spreading across U.S. alliances. When the U.S. ambassador to NATO suggested Germany...
Pokrovsk’s Fall Weakens Ukraine in U.S.-Led Negotiations, But Frontline Holds
Russia has reportedly captured parts of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, though Ukraine still holds positions in the northern sections. The city, largely in ruins, was...
Why South Korea’s Nuclear–Powered Submarines Plan Sets a Dangerous Precedent
In a landmark decision, the US has approved South Korea’s plan to build nuclear–powered submarines (SSNs). The decision was announced following a meeting between...
Macron’s Warning, Bremen’s Wallet: Europe’s New Space-Defense Era
When French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated France’s Space Command in Toulouse on 12 November 2025 and declared that “space is no longer a sanctuary;...
China Inc’s Quiet but Powerful March Into Vietnam Amid US Tariffs
China and Vietnam historic rivals with a complicated political past are deepening economic ties at a moment when Washington is trying to push its...
US Core Security Interests – The Trump Corollary
“The threat that I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. What I...