In Russia President Vladimir Putin announced this year’s 32-hour-long Easter truce in his war against Ukraine in the same manner as in spring 2025. It was, however, not a forerunner to a lasting ...

The 14th New York State Militia in the Civil War, Volume 1, Baptized by Fire from Bull Run, April 1861-August 1862; PROCUREMENT: Russian Unfunded Mandates Madness; AT ...

Why didn’t the Iranian revert to Islamic terrorism during the war? The Americans have long depicted Iran as the major nation the leading state champion of state supported terrorism. Iran used both the ...

W orldwide orders for commercial shipping construction have ascended to the highest level in nearly two decades, as a wave of tanker contracting and continuous new building demand across the 2020s ...

May 1, 2026: Russia is desperately short of sources for new soldiers. They have recruited Cubans, Africans, Central Asians and tried to get Indians, who were attracted to the high signing bonuses, ...

In 1991, China’s Desert Storm lesson was almost entirely about its capability gap. The maritime domain barely registered because the Gulf War was largely a land-air campaign. The 2026 crisis is ...

Russia Warns of Danger from SLV Debris; ON POINT: Targeting Senior Leaders in Washington and Tehran; BOOK REVIEW: Leadership in th ...

April 26, 2026: Russian leader Vladimir Putin has caused numerous errors, driving down his support. As Russians’ rage about Putin’s moves to disable the Russian internet increases, Russian analysts ...

April 26, 2026: Hampered by shortages, delayed aid and restrictions on using some Western weapons, Ukraine’s response has been built gradually, driven by necessity and the will to survive. It has ...

How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB; LEADERSHIP: China Does Not Need Persian Gulf Oil; PROCUREMENT: Must Have More Efficient Corruption; WEAPONS ...

April 14, 2026: Iran has a lot of naval mines and could, if they were desperate enough, use them to block the Strait of Hormuz and block all oil exports, including Iran’s. Iran has been developing new ...

On March 26 the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Russia’s most powerful industrialists were warned against undue confidence over rising economic costs from the war in the Middle East.