The Trump administration is currently engaged in numerous Transactional Diplomacy Operations. Venezuela, Greenland and Congo are the most prominent examples. Let's start with the administration's ...
The Ukrainian experience using naval drones to defeat the Russian Black Sea Fleet was unique. Ukraine had only surface-to-ship missiles when the war started, but eventually shifted to three new naval ...
Russian military and political leaders are growing increasingly concerned at the slow, or no, movement of Russian forces in Ukraine. So far, Russia has lost 1.2 million soldiers killed, disabled, ...
Last year a ceasefire agreement in Thailand’s war with Cambodia went into effect on July 28. This conflict was brief with 350 dead and wounded. With all the shooting between soldiers and armed ...
January 20, 2026: At the end of 2025, the United States revealed a new National Security Strategy/NSS document. This one was different in that it was more precise, political, decisive and ...
Between December 2024 and March 2025, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Truman/CVN-75 lost three F-18 aircraft and collided with a cargo ship near the Suez Canal. During this period, one of its escorts, ...
In 2025 Russia and China conspired to block Ukrainian access to Chinese drones and drone components. It didn’t work. The Chinese firms that produced drones and drone components were not willing to ...
December 28, 2025: The military is constantly exposed to new technologies and must accurately determine how a new tech can be used for military tasks. Some new technologies, like smokeless gunpowder, ...
A year ago, Russia persuaded China to stop selling Ukraine drones or drone components. The Chinese government said it would be done. The Chinese firms that produced drones and drone components were ...
Supporting weapons and more complex munitions is another capability that depends on defense manufacturers and contractors. These firms and the military can cooperate in identifying the firms and key ...
December 31, 2025: Nearly four years of war in Ukraine have devastated the Russian civilian economy. This year, 75 percent of Russia’s regions report serious budget deficits and more enterprises are ...
January 4, 2026: Vladimir Putin has long had a difficult relationship with the internet. His most recent solution is Max, a government controlled messaging app. The government has access to messages ...