Jacob G. Hornberger of LewRockwell.com asks his readers what’s good about aid to Ukraine and Israel. He writes: Advocates of foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel are patting themselves on the back after the passage of a $95 billion bill that includes $61 billion to Ukraine and $26 billion to Israel. They’re saying that such […]
Prussian Strategy: How Ukraine Can Economically Exhaust Russia
Adam L. Storring of War on the Rocks tells his readers that Ukraine’s predicament is in many ways similar to that of the German state of Prussia during the Seven Years’ War. In that conflict, Prussia not only survived a long struggle against much larger opponents but even ended up militarily on the front foot. […]
Put Your Enemy on the Defense: Israel vs Iran
An 85th Birthday Celebration for Iran’s Supreme Leader As the United States considers imposing sanctions on one or more Israeli battalions accused of human rights violations during operations in the occupied West Bank, there is much to consider. What emboldened Iran to launch under international law an act of war against Israel? Would anyone be […]
Finland – Russia Enemy Number One
Thomas Grove of The Wall Street Journal reports that from Russian military districts to cyberattacks, Finland is facing new threats from its neighbor; it’s ‘the new normal in living with Russia.’ Grove writes: Finland—Armed Finnish border guards on cross-country skis patrol the country’s eastern flank, NATO’s newest and longest border with its main adversary, Russia. […]
The Foreign Aid Kerfuffle
Taking Obstruction to a New Level As the drama over votes for the House’s foreign aid continues, the WSJ’s Kimberley Strassel explains a key point that she writes, “keep getting lost.” A sizable majority of Congress, and of the country, claims Ms. Strassel, wants to fund Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan. The only reason that aid isn’t […]
Last Time U.S. Navy Was this Active was WWII
Kevin McCranie of War on The Rocks reports that Vice Adm. Brad Cooper of U.S. Central Command recently said, “I think you’d have to go back to World War II where you have ships who are engaged in combat. When I say engaged in combat, where they’re getting shot at, we’re getting shot at, and […]
Will Iran Respond to Israeli Attack by Developing Nuclear Arsenal?
So far, publicly, at least, Iran does not possess nuclear arms and has not attempted to build them. That seems unlikely given the amount of resources Iran has put into uranium enrichment, but let’s assume that’s reality for a moment. In Foreign Policy, Sina Azodi wonders if Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian targets will be […]
Ukraine Begging for Guns and Ammo
In Foreign Policy, Oz Katerji visits the front lines of the battle between Ukraine and Russia, where Ukrainian commanders tell him they have plenty of men but not enough guns and ammo. Katerji writes: I asked Vladislav if there was anything besides shells that he needed, and he stressed that the issue was not just […]
How Russian Disinformation Threatens Democracy
America Needs to Wise Up Ipsos is a multinational market research firm. The French firm, headquartered in Paris, recently conducted a poll in 16 countries that have elections this year. What the poll shows is the scope of the disinformation challenge: “Social media is the primary or secondary news source for 56% of those surveyed, […]
Iran’s Imperialistic Face Exposed
Don’t: Joe Biden’s Middle East Policies in Shambles It’s easy to think Iran’s drone and missile assault on Israel Saturday night into Sunday as an open act of aggression. The radical, audacious assault on Israel was meant to kill as many Israelis as possible. It isn’t the start of this conflict, rather it’s an escalation, […]
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