Washington Uses Iran Sanctions to Force a Reckoning With Beijing Over Oil Purchases
The Trump administration's renewed maximum-pressure campaign against Iran has evolved into something broader: a direct economic confrontation with China over...
Year: 2026
How Prediction Markets Became a Real-Money Intelligence Problem After Iran Strike Bets Paid Out Early
A coordinated Israeli and U.S. strike campaign against Iran in June 2025 reignited scrutiny of prediction markets as potential vectors...
How the Trump Administration’s AI and Technology Push Is Reshaping U.S. Military Readiness and the Contest With Beijing
The Trump administration's push to accelerate artificial intelligence and emerging technology across the federal government is reshaping how the U.S....
Ukraine War Is Reviving Cold War Skills NATO Commanders Thought They Could Leave Behind
Training Ukrainian soldiers has delivered an unexpected lesson back to NATO: the capabilities alliance forces allowed to atrophy after the...
Four Days Adrift Without Power: A Navy Destroyer’s Vulnerability Exposed in Contested Waters
A United States Navy destroyer experienced a complete loss of electrical power and propulsion for four days while operating in...
PANAMAX Exercise Puts Intelligence Sharing at the Center of U.S. Southern Command Operations
Air Forces Southern sharpened its focus on multinational intelligence sharing during PANAMAX 2025, U.S. Southern Command's annual capstone exercise, according...
War Costs Force Israel to Tear Up Its 2026 Budget and Inject Tens of Billions More Into Defense
Israel's government is preparing to reopen its 2026 state budget to accommodate a substantial increase in defense spending, with officials...
Analysts See Diplomatic Overture to Pyongyang in U.S. Decision to Reduce Korea Exercise Scope
The Trump administration's decision to reduce the scale of joint military exercises with South Korea is being interpreted by analysts...
Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026 Cut to Five Days as Washington Reshapes Alliance Exercises
The United States is planning to limit this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise with South Korea to just five days,...
U.S. Navy Clears Path for Next-Generation Radar and Mission-System Overhaul Across E-2D Hawkeye Fleet
The U.S. Navy has formally approved a Block II upgrade program for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft,...
