While Seemingly Normal, New $345 Million Weapons Transfer to Taiwan is Anything But
While the US has sold weapons to Taiwan ever since 1979, the most recently-announced effort by a US president…
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Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis
Almost completely along partisan lines, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Reps. 219-210. It…
Zelenskyy Enraged After NATO Ambiguity, But He Probably Shouldn’t Be Surprised
Story at a glance… The NATO Summit in Vilnius saw no immediate membership for Ukraine. A new mechanism was…
Cluster Bombs for Ukraine Could Come More Than a Month After Counteroffensive
Yet again, it seems the US has folded on previous restrictions on the transfer of weapons to Ukraine after…
Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle
Story at a glance… The RAND Corp. released a study on a conflict over Taiwan highlighting political leadership. Even…
Ukrainian Counteroffensive—Afghanistan Teaches that “Steady Progress” is Code for Losing
For a week now, the long-publicized Ukrainian counteroffensive has been raging, and US officials have gone on record saying…
DoD Report Finds Weapons to Ukraine Not Being Monitored 3 Months After GOP Assured They Were
ITALY, June 14th, 2023. In a report from the Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General, “thousands of defense items”…
Sanctions on Russia was Supposed to Be a “Nuclear Weapon” but Instead Became a Non-Starter
Story at a glance… NATO countries continue to trade with Russia even after launching an “ economic nuclear weapon”.…
Ukraine and US Continue Swatting Down Peace Proposals
The number of parties interested in mediating a peace, or at minimum a ceasefire, between Kyiv and Moscow has…
Serbia Mobalizes Armed Forces to Border with Kosovo, who Suffer Rare Rebuke from US, EU
ITALY, May 31st, 2023. Tensions and violence have once again escalated between Serbia and the breakaway region o Kosovo,…
Bakhmut has Finally Fallen, US to Send F-16s After the Fact
After 10 months of fighting that has been described as a “meat grinder,” where several hundred Ukrainian soldiers and…
Analysis – Taiwan is at Pains to Determine Defense Policy and Independence
Story at a glance… Many of Taiwan’s key allies likely will not support the island in defending itself against…
World Military Spending Continues to Soar Inside and Outside of Warzones
Global military expenditures continue to rise around the world, with the 11 highest spenders all continuing to increase budgetary…
US and South Korea Agree to Co-Design Nuclear Weapons Policy 5 Years After Panmunjom Declaration
Story at a glance… The US has announced it will make its South Korean nuclear deterrent more “visible” with…
What do the Discord Leaks Say About US-China Relations?
Story at a glance… Hundreds of classified Pentagon documents were recently leaked, including several related to America’s antagonism toward…
The Non-Aligned Countires Are Fed Up With Sanctions: NATO Isn’t
GENEVA, Switzerland. April 4th, 2023. The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution condemning the use of…
Taiwan Presidents Touch Down in China and US for Visits at Crossed Purposes
TAIPEI, Taiwan. March 31st, 2023. Both the current and former presidents of Taiwan are traveling today—the first to the…
Representatives of Congress Will Not Stand: For Any Attempts to Reduce US Militarism
WASHINGTON D.C. March 29th, 2023. The most recent sessions of the House and Senate have seen several attempts at…
Arizona Senate Passes Law Forbidding Use of National Guard for Warfighting Without Congressional Declaration of War
PHOENIX, Arizona. March 21st, 2023. The Arizona state senate just passed a version of what is now becoming commonly…
Former Taiwan President Visiting China to Hopefully Reduce Sky-High Tensions with Mainland
TAIPEI, Taiwan. March 20th, 2023. The former President of Taiwan, Ma Yingjeou is planning to visit China for a…