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Gaza and Ukraine: The Future of Coercive Diplomacy?
On Sept. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu jointly announced a ceasefire, stopping the two-year old Gaza conflict, at least for a time.

As Hamas returned the final hostages to Israel, Trump claimed the United States’ June 2025 strike against Iran’s nuclear program was the impetus for the deal, stating, “it really started when we took out the nuclear capability of Iran.”

The authors have previously argued in these pages that the U.S.

As Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales docked in Tokyo Bay in August, it carried with it more than a flotilla of vessels, aircraft, and sailors.

It was also carrying a message: The United Kingdom is not simply gazing at the Indo-Pacific, but it is heavily investing in Japan, one of its major partnerships.

The visit of Britain’s carrier strike group was historic. The visit was the first time ever that a foreign aircraft carrier has visited Tokyo, and it signals a new beginning for a relationship reaching record highs.

Key Points and Summary – Canada is already taking deliveries of the F-35, but debate never truly ends. Could Ottawa still pivot to the Eurofighter Typhoon?

-There are credible arguments: guaranteed industrial benefits at home, a twin-engine safety case for Arctic patrols, delivery and software-risk hedging, predictable sustainment with mature European partners, and a specialization in high-end air defense.

Eurofighter Typhoon. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

A UK Typhoon flies above the Baltics on 25 May 2022.

Key Points and Summary – The X-44 MANTA—Lockheed Martin’s “Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft”—was a bold idea: skip the vertical and horizontal tails, enlarge the wing, and use thrust-vectoring and advanced flight controls to fly a cleaner, stealthier, longer-legged fighter.

-It promised a smaller radar signature, super-cruise efficiency, deep internal fuel, and agility at extreme angles of attack—all while reusing F-22 engines, sensors, and software as a risk reducer.

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Flying. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Drone warfare is ruling the skies above Donbass, Ukraine, making it impossible for armored vehicles to maneuver, much less engage the enemy, for fear of immediate destruction.
The Russians have come up with a tactical solution to address the drone impact problem.
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Following a major buildup of U.S. forces near Venezuela, and reports from multiple sources that Washington is considering launching attacks on the country with the intention of overthrowing its government, the Americas face the possibility of one of the highest intensity inter-state conflicts of the past half century. Although Venezuela has placed its forces on alert, and has conducted frequent patrols using its small fleet of Su-30MK2 fighters as shows of force, the small size of the country’s arsenal has raised questions regarding its ability to seriously challenge the U.S.

The Russian Severodvinsk Shipyard has launched the first Khabarovsk class 10,000 ton nuclear powered submarine, which represents an entirely new type of strategic warship designed specifically to deploy 2M39 Poseidon nuclear-armed underwater drones. The procurement of Khabarovsk class is expected to complement investments in expanding the fleet of Borei II class ballistic missile submarines, pioneering a second means of delivering mass strategic nuclear attacks by sea.

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By John Lucas, USMA ’69Army Ranger and Special Forces Green BeretServed with the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam 
Trump derangement syndrome and its variant, Hegseth derangement syndrome (HDS), continue to infect an undetermined number of victims in the military. Like the original affliction, this new strain is a debilitating malady that deprives the aggrieved victim of the ability to think and act rationally.

The British Army has expanded its fleet of main battle tanks by 32 percent, after bringing 69 Challenger 2 tanks out of storage and into service, which has brought the total fleet size up to 288 tanks from just 219 in late 2024. This was revealed in the annual statistical release on UK armed forces equipment in late October. Although close to 450 Challenger 2s were produced from 1986-1993, of which only 38 were built for export, the British Army was at the time almost double its current size, at 154,000 personnel and 1600 tanks compared to approximately 80,000 active personnel today.