Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an unannounced visit to France and the United Kingdom on Feb. 8 where he called on leaders of the two nations to supply Ukraine with more fighter jets and weapons amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Zelenskyy first landed in the UK where he was greeted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before heading to…
Zelenskyy Makes Surprise Trip to UK, France to Ask for More Weapons, Fighter Jets
Biden Says No F-16s for Ukraine as Russia Claims Gains
KYIV, Ukraine/WASHINGTON—The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its fight against Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Russian forces claimed a series of incremental gains in the country’s east. Ukraine planned to push for Western fourth-generation fighter jets such as the F-16 after securing supplies…
Ukraine Demonstrates War Reserve Stockpiles Are Vital
Commentary No matter the outcome on the battlefield, the Ukraine War already has a clear winner: that small band of long-range planners, logisticians, and military analysts who have insisted “cutting corners in maintaining war reserve stocks was a false economy …” Definition of war reserve stocks: warfighting material, produced in peacetime or left from a…
This Threat From China Could Kill Tens of Thousands of Americans
Commentary Electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) are short, powerful bursts of electromagnetic energy. They have the potential to destroy a country’s power grid. This fact is not lost on the Japanese government. By the decade’s end, the Japanese intend to have effective countermeasures against EMPs in place. The United States, however, has no such plan in place….
Australia to Buy 20 US-made Rockets to Protect National Interests
Australia will acquire U.S.-made missile systems after the Ukrainian defense force praised the weapons for their effectiveness in deterring Russian troops. The centre-left Labor government has finalised a contract to acquire 20 of the truck-mounted rocket systems, also called High Mobility Artillery Rockets (HIMARS), by 2026. It also signed another contract to buy Norwegian-made naval…
Putin Oversees Commissioning of New Russian Navy Warships
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the commissioning of new warships and vowed Thursday to further strengthen his country’s navy. “We will speed up and increase the volumes of construction of ships of various projects, equip them with the most modern weapons, and conduct the operational and combat training using the experience received during the special…
Scholz: Risk of Russia Using Nuclear Weapons Has Diminished, for Now
BERLIN—The risk of Russian President Vladimir President Putin using nuclear weapons as part of his war in Ukraine has decreased in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. The war was continuing with “undiminished brutality” though, for now, one thing had changed, Scholz told Funke media in an interview published on Thursday to…
Iran: Death Before Disorder
Commentary Iran’s clerics had learned by late November that they could—absent any international scrutiny—suppress opposition protests comprehensively, harshly, and without repercussions. But is it a long-term solution for the Islamic Republic? The most comprehensive national protests since 2019-20’s—when there were more than 1,500 known civilian deaths—were becoming weaker by late November, but only because the…
Police: Man With Ax, Sword Asked to Enter New York Times Newsroom
NEW YORK—A man with an ax and a sword went into the lobby of the New York Times building on Thursday and asked to speak to the political section, authorities said, then handed over his weapons and waited for emergency personnel when he was denied entry. The New York Police Department said officers responded to…
South Korea: The Next Big Arms Dealer in Asia?
Commentary The international arms bazaar is not an equal-opportunity marketplace. There is no level playing field, even if market leaders like the United States, Europe, Russia, and a few others were not fixing the whole affair. Given high barriers to entry, it is hard for an aspiring arms exporter to break into the business. Costs…
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