This week includes the 85th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany’s failed attempt to topple the Soviet Union. Post WWII, the worst military/strategic blunder is

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As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, your choice for the most pivotal year in US history

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Now that America has celebrated its 250th birthday, the biggest challenge for the next 250 years

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This week includes the annual Bastille Day celebration, France’s equivalent of America’s Independence in honor of the events of 1789. The most intriguing French narrative these days

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This week in 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, triggering multiple European military alliances that resulted in the First World War. The mostly likely gateway to World War Three

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Five months after the US and Israel first began military strikes against Iran, what stands out

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In the new age of cheap drones and missiles, are traditional, costly weapons systems now outdated and cost inefficient—or will new effective anti-drone/missile systems allow them to retain their current dominant roles on the battlefield?

War and human nature are unchanging—there are endless cycles of response, counter-response, counter counter-response.
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The question is quantity over quality: will two million drones do more damage than one aircraft carrier for the same price?
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The U.S. must mix its forces with both traditional weapons and new drones and cheap missiles.
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The face of the new war is fewer humans and more machines, with robots and drones taking over the battlefield.
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Will drones be common on the ground, and on and below the sea, allowing vast downsizing of traditional military personnel?
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This week in 1975, the US vetoed the proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to the United Nations (Vietnam officially joined the UN two years later). The current entity most deserving of a full UN membership

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Bill Clinton joins Donald Trump and George W. Bush this week as the third American President to celebrate an 80th birthday in 2026. Clinton’s legacy

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As summertime winds down and we segue to the fall season, the biggest “summer surprise”:

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