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Naval Showdown: USS Zumwalt vs. Russia's Kirov Class

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ni by Kyle Mizokami Here's What You Need to Know: The 610-foot-long Zumwalt allegedly has a radar signature equivalent to a small fishing vessel, and a maximum speed of thirty knots. The recent →

Do the Taliban Pose a Threat to Stability in Central Asia?

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carnegie Temur Umarov With the Taliban back in power in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal, there has been increasing speculation over what that will mean for the neighboring countries of →

In the Donbas, Russia’s Newest Citizens Prepare to Vote

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carnegie Konstantin Skorkin The more the Minsk agreements aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine dissolve into a diplomatic pipe dream, the more active Moscow is becoming in integrating the →

International mining cooperation can boost Afghanistan’s post-war reconstruction

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gt With the withdrawal of US troops, Afghanistan, which has long been dependent on international aid, is now in an urgent need of post-war economic reconstruction and self-renewal, which to some →

The New Child Tax Credit Has Had Many Supporters—And Few Opponents

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ni by Trevor Filseth The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed in March 2021, provided for a number of significant pandemic relief-related measures. Probably the best-known among these was the →

Russia and China have Embraced Anti-Access Weapons. What's America's move?

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ni by Sebastien Roblin Here's What You Need To Remember: Taking the analysts’ conclusions together, one can arrive at a more nuanced understanding of the challenges posed by anti-access weapons. →

Harris lands in Singapore after US Afghan fiasco, wooing will be 'ineffective'

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gt About a month after US Defense Minister Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's Asia-Pacific visit to Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines in July, US Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Singapore →

Extinction Rebellion targets City of London HQ

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gt Climate change activists climbed the outside of the headquarters of the City of London's government on Sunday as they began two weeks of protests focused on the capital's financial district. About →

What’s behind Georgia’s deal with the Belarusian KGB?

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emerging europe Soso Dzamukashvili As the West beefs up sanctions against Belarus, Georgia has begun cooperating with its repressive State Security Committee – still known as the KGB. Georgia’s →

Lessons for Russia From the U.S. Leadership Crisis

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carnegie Alexander Baunov It would be foolish to assume the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will be repeated everywhere else that there is a U.S. presence. U.S. President Joe Biden’s first →

These Legacy Planes Are Eating up the Air Force’s Budget—Its Time to Retire Them

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ni by Sebastien Roblin Here's What You Need to Remember: However, several of the proposed legacy aircraft have been used extensively in recent operations (B-1, U-2) and/or have recently been upgraded →

Should Social Security Rate Increases Be Called a “Raise"?

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ni by Stephen Silver There are strong indications that, due to rising inflation, next year’s cost-of-living raise for Social Security recipients will be the largest in years. The latest estimate from →

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